At the heart of the Department of Justice's mission is
our responsibility to enforce the Nation's laws through the investigation and
prosecution of criminal offenses. The array of areas for which we are
responsible are diverse and challenging, from cybercrime to drug crimes, to
white collar fraud and child abductions, to terrorist acts and public
corruption. Adding to this challenge is the complexity of the American criminal
justice system. Law enforcement in the United States is an inherently shared
responsibility and is addressed cooperatively among Department of Justice
organizations, and with other federal, tribal, state, and local agencies.
Several DOJ component organizations share primary responsibility for enforcing
the Nation's criminal laws. In addition, the increased globalization of crime
requires that DOJ pursue strengthened cooperation with other countries' law
enforcement organizations.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has
responsibility to investigate over 200 categories of federal crimes, as well as
to gather information about activities that jeopardize the Nation's security.
Another of its major functions is to provide cooperative law enforcement
assistance and other specialized support when required.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has
responsibility to enforce the controlled substance laws and regulations of the
United States, and to bring to justice those organizations and their principal
members who are involved in the growing, manufacture and distribution of these
substances destined for illicit traffic in the United States. The DEA focuses on
the priorities of critical drug-related intelligence and other specialized
enforcement assistance, and it supports non-enforcement programs aimed at
reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and
international markets.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is
charged with enforcing the Nation's immigration laws. Although Core Function
4 focuses on DOJ's Immigration efforts, the interrelationship between
immigration issues and criminal offenses also makes INS an important agency
in the fight against violent crime and terrorism, in addition to its more
traditional immigration responsibilities.

The U.S. Attorneys and DOJ's Criminal Division are
other key players in this core function because they prosecute violators of
federal criminal law, seek punishment of those guilty of unlawful behavior
and represent the United States in other specialized litigation. Both are
also committed to devoting efforts to dismantle major drug organizations, to
target violent crime and to prosecute high-priority white collar crime
nationwide. These efforts are pursued in close cooperation with federal,
tribal, state and local law enforcement.

In addition, the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights,
Environment, and Tax Divisions perform critical and specialized functions in
prosecuting violators of the Nation's antitrust, consumer, environmental,
wildlife, and tax laws. Although they will often be involved in initiatives
discussed in this section, the priority performance goals of these Divisions
are primarily discussed in Core Function 3.

In FY 2000,
while we continue to deal with the familiar problems of violent crime, white
collar crime, and drugs, we must confront the increasing sophistication of
criminals that will challenge our ability to prevent and solve crimes and
bring criminals to justice. We will also face emerging complexities such as
cybercrime, international crime, and terrorism. All of these areas are
addressed in our FY 2000 performance plan.We will face these issues recognizing that DOJ is a crime-fighting
partner with other federal, state and local agencies, and that we must work
together strategically to define our roles and coordinate our efforts so
that our scarce resources can have the greatest impact toward reducing crime
and violence across America and around the world possible.

Violent Crime,
Including Organized Crime and Drug and Gang-Related Violence

In FY 2000, DOJ's principal law enforcement
investigative agencies will counter violent crime by emphasizing targeted
enforcement strategies. For example, the FBI, working closely with the DOJ's
prosecutorial resources, will continue its five-year plan to eliminate La
Cosa Nostra (LCN) as a crime factor in the United States. The FBI intends to
remove LCN-affiliated individuals from organizations such as labor unions
and contracting cartels that make up their base of power. A related FY 2000
goal is to undercut the strong financial underpinnings of these large
criminal enterprises by putting renewed emphasis on efforts to prevent the
laundering of their illegal proceeds and to forfeit their assets, thereby
seeking to cripple permanently their illegal operations.

Another key part of DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan
involves a stronger focus on the growing threat posed by emerging organized
crime enterprises. These so-called "non-traditional" crime
organizations have a rapidly expanding membership, can flourish in the drug
underworld, and often employ violent means to establish themselves. The FBI
and the DEA will be adapting new technologies to improve analytical support
to investigations and strengthen their intelligence base about these
non-traditional groups and their leadership in order to prevent them from
gaining a stronger foothold. Another effort will focus on monitoring changes
in patterns of abuse and shifts in trafficking trends to measure the impact
of enforcement initiatives.

This FY 2000 performance plan also involves the
continued commitment of resources for international liaison and enforcement
efforts. This will help counter the foreign-based aspects of emerging
threats such as Russian, Eastern European and other organized crime groups.
The increasing international nexus of this new breed of criminal
organization means that the corruption of key officials in major industries
and the operation of large-scale money laundering schemes through banks,
stock exchanges and commodities markets can flourish without regard to
national boundaries.

Helping curtail gang-related violence and the
illegal use of firearms are other major features of FY 2000 planning within
this Core Function. In response to a surge in juvenile and gang-related
violent crime between 1985 and 1995, DOJ has strongly supported the FBI's
National Gang Strategy. This represents an appropriate and realistic
targeting of limited federal resources to address unique crime problems that
persist even when the overall level of violent crime may be decreasing.
Similarly, the DEA will deploy its highly-successful Mobile Enforcement
Teams to help meet emerging drug crises in particular localities, and the
National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) will update its National Street
Gang Survey Report, a key reference for enforcement agencies. Implementation
of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System will assist in
performing checks on prospective firearms purchasers.

Another on-going initiative planned in this Core
Function will address more aggressively the rising incidence of crimes
against children, including abduction cases, sexual exploitation offenses
against them, and the production of child pornography. DOJ's FY 2000
performance plan calls for the FBI to continue using multi-agency,
multi-disciplinary teams to address these problems, including the growing
use of the Internet and commercial on-line subscription services, to pursue
related crimes.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

1.1.1 Organized Crime ­ La Cosa Nostra (LCN) --In FY
2000, DOJ will work to restore open and free economic
competition in industries influenced by organized crime. DOJ
will do this by continuing to reduce the active LCN membership.
[FBI, USAs, CRM]

1.1.3 Gang-related and Other Violence --In FY 2000, DOJ will
target and respond to particular local crime problems involving
violence and gang activity, including drug-related crimes. To
achieve this, DOJ will strive to reduce the level of violent
crime by taking violent criminals and gangs off our streets
through cooperative enforcement efforts with state and local law
enforcement in programs such as FBI's Safe Streets Task Forces
and DEA's Mobile Enforcement Teams (MET). We will do this to
continue our efforts to reduce by 50% over 5-years the
population of existing gangs identified as being the most
dangerous.

[FBI, DEA, USAs, CRM]

1.1.4 Crimes
Against Children --In FY 2000, DOJ will focus on an improved
overall response capability in child abduction cases, including
the use of multi-disciplinary teams of law enforcement and other
professionals, so that the FBI is promptly notified of such
incidents and can promptly deploy investigative assistance. DOJ
will also increase efforts against those who commit sexual
exploitation offenses against children, including those who
traffic in child pornography. [FBI, USAs, CRM]

Percentage reduction in LCN
membership.

Number of violent criminals removed
from the streets by federal investigation and prosecutorial
efforts.

Number of Sexual Exploitation of
Children predators arrested and convicted.

NOTE: For a complete listing of summary performance
goals and indicators by core function, refer to the charts at the end of
each core function discussion. Indicators and their planned and target
values are provided in Appendix A.

The Availability and
Abuse of Illegal Drugs

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan strongly supports the
President's anti-drug abuse policies and is consistent with both the general
guidance of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and DOJ's own
Drug Control Strategic Plan. Both ONDCP and DOJ's program planning to
curtail the use of illegal drugs is characterized by an increased focus on
coordinated interagency enforcement efforts, thereby making better use of
each agency's unique expertise. This approach also recognizes that a drug
trafficker's criminal activity operates along a broad continuum that begins
in the source and transit countries, continues to the entry points and the
transportation and production infrastructure within this country, and then
arrives at the street and neighborhood levels. DOJ's enforcement priority,
working in concert with Treasury Department agencies such as the U.S.
Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service, will be disrupting and
ultimately dismantling these drug organizations and their networks,
including the money launderers that are critical to such operations.

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its leadership role in
supporting the intelligence needs of law enforcement officials and
policymakers. Timely, accurate and useful intelligence is vital to defining
and targeting the criminal activities of drug organizations and gangs that
represent the most urgent threats. As part of this leadership role, DOJ, in
cooperation with ONDCP and the Intelligence Community, will ensure a
coordinated interagency approach to gathering, analyzing and disseminating
intelligence information. DOJ will also continue to support actively the
work of key interagency groups, including the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC), the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) and the Financial
Crimes Intelligence Center (FinCen).

Again in FY 2000, DOJ has a particular focus on
enforcement efforts along the Southwest border. Our efforts here involve
many agencies' strategies, from attacking the significant threat posed by
the Colombian and the Mexican Criminal Enterprises (MCEs) trafficking in
drugs, to the deployment of Border Patrol resources along the border. While
the focus of the Border Patrol remains stemming illegal immigration, the
interrelationship between alien and drug smuggling situates the Border
Patrol in a position as a great asset to drug interdiction efforts.

To emphasize the interagency coordination that
underlies efforts to disrupt and dismantle these transnational drug
networks, DOJ's FY 2000 plan also calls for an increase in the number of
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) cases initiated. These
OCDETF cases are multi-agency by definition and invariably involve several
different jurisdictions. Most importantly, they help focus the varied
expertise of the participating federal agencies. There will also be
continued emphasis in FY 2000 on DOJ's anti-methamphetamine efforts, as well
as the development and coordination of strategies against heroin.

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan also emphasizes that
initiatives other than direct enforcement will be important in the overall
drug reduction effort. Therefore, DOJ will intensify its community outreach
efforts to communicate a strong anti-drug abuse message and will put an
increased emphasis on the value of education, treatment availability and
volunteerism in drug prevention. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is
involved in these efforts through programs such as the Drug Court and Byrne
Formula and Discretionary Grant programs. These programs are discussed under
Core Function 2.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

1.2.2 Attack on Major Drug Trafficking Criminal Enterprises
­ In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its efforts to disrupt and
dismantle the command and control operations of major drug
trafficking criminal enterprises responsible for the supply of
illicit drugs in the U.S. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue many
focused initiatives and efforts that target major traffickers,
including: the Southwest Border initiative; the Carribean
initiative; the Source Country initiative; the Anti-Heroin
strategy; the National Methamphetamine strategy; and OCDETF
cases. [DEA, FBI, USAs, CRM/OCDETF, NDIC]

1.2.3 Reducing
the Production of Illegal Drugs through Enforcement Efforts
­ In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to reduce significantly the
production and quantity of illegal drugs, including
methamphetamine and marijuana, in the U.S. Through the National
Methamphetamine Strategy and multi-agency coordinated efforts
with other enforcement agencies, we will increase the number of
clandestine laboratories seized and the number of prosecutions
of rogue chemical companies that supply the precursors to
methamphetamine manufacturers. [DEA, USAs, CRM, FBI]

Number of indictments and
convictions obtained in OCDETF cases involving targeted drug
organizations

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan maintains a strong
focus on pursuing the early detection, investigation, and prosecution of
terrorist conspiracies, and responding to terrorist acts, including
cyberterrorism. There will be a prompt, aggressive, and fully-coordinated
response to all terrorist acts directed against Americans, their interests
or the National Information Infrastructure, including those located or
originating from abroad. Consistent with legislative mandates and related
Presidential directives, DOJ and its components coordinate with other
Executive Branch agencies in these efforts. For all overseas-based
incidents, particular liaison occurs with the Department of State. As
another example, the National Defense Authorization Act of 1996 provided
funding and a training mandate to assist State and local authorities in the
proper response to a terrorist incident. The FBI participates with the
Departments of Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services and the
Environmental Protection Agency in the development and delivery of this
training.

Key features of the DOJ FY 2000 performance plan
will strengthen the Nation's response capability to terrorist episodes.
Specifically, DOJ will work through the FBI, the U.S. Attorneys' Offices,
OJP, and the Department's Criminal Division to establish or expand
partnerships with state, local and international entities to better respond
to domestic terrorist acts, cyberattacks and other threats. OJP's role in
domestic preparedness is discussed under Core Function 2.

Recognizing the threat of terrorist acts to critical
infrastructure, such as the information highway, power systems and
transportation networks, the Attorney General created the National
Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). In FY 2000, through the NIPC, DOJ
will further our capabilities to coordinate and respond to the cyber and
physical threats targeted at key infrastructure assets by operating the
center 24-hours per day, 7-days per week.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

1.3.1 Preventing Terrorist Acts ­ In FY 2000, DOJ,
working with other federal agencies such as Treasury and State,
will improve the Nation's capability to prevent terrorist acts
within the United States and abroad by: improving information
gathering and analysis capabilities to evaluate threats and
provide early detection of potential terrorist acts;
investigating the fund-raising activities of terrorist
organizations; planning, coordinating and conducting training
exercises; and increasing the number of multi-agency Joint
Terrorism Task Forces. [FBI, USA, CRM, INS]

Number of terrorist acts prevented.

Reduce White-Collar
Crime, Including Public Corruption

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan regarding white
collar crime is based on the premise that a strong deterrent capability must
be put in place that will prevent criminals from defrauding and therefore
weakening the Nation's industries and institutions. In this area, the
criminal threat comes from varied sources and may have any number of
purposes and targets, e.g., public officials open to corruption; certain
elements of high technology-related industries; cybercrime; and
telemarketing, insurance, commodities, and other businesses susceptible to
fraud. In monetary terms alone, the annual loss to American citizens and
businesses is conservatively estimated in the billions of dollars.

During FY 2000, the FBI and DOJ's prosecutors will
devote considerable resources to countering the type of computer crime that
can cause major disruptions in commerce and information sharing. The FBI
will expand its headquarters and field-based computer crime expertise,
supported by the NIPC. In conjunction with state and local task forces, this
will better equip the DOJ to investigate and prosecute computer crimes
committed through the use of computers, pursuant to the President's
directive contained in Executive Order 13010. Similarly, in FY 2000, DOJ's
Criminal Division, in cooperation with the U.S. Attorneys and federal
investigative agencies and state and local authorities, will focus attention
on computer intrusions, as well as on other priority white-collar crime
matters such as health care fraud, which is discussed in Core Function 3.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

1.4.2 Health Care Fraud ­ In FY 2000, DOJ will work with
other federal agencies to confront the increase in health care
fraud by continuing to successfully prosecute and obtain
judgments and settlements against providers, carriers and fiscal
intermediaries that defraud Medicare, Medicaid and other federal
health care programs. [FBI, USAs, CRM]

1.4.3 High
Technology/"Computer Crime" In FY 2000, DOJ will
continue its recent efforts to further develop its capacity to
respond to cyber-attacks, computer thefts and intrusions
affecting consumers, businesses and government. We will continue
to increase the number of state and local computer crime task
forces and increase the capability of the FBI and DEA to
acquire, examine and present computer evidence, so that we can
keep pace with and successfully investigate and prosecute the
new breed of high-tech criminals [FBI, CRM, USAs, DEA]

The FY 2000 performance plan goals summarized
throughout this core function that cut-across the major DOJ agencies,
underscore the urgency that DOJ attributes to fully-coordinated, interagency
enforcement efforts. Taking effective action against such fundamental
threats as the illegal drug trafficking or potential assaults against the
Nation's infrastructure can only occur when federal agencies cooperate and
focus their limited resources in a targeted fashion in concert with state
and local law enforcement agencies.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicator

1.5.2 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces -- In FY
2000, DOJ will continue to strengthen the centralized management
and coordination of the OCDETF activities in order to promote a
coordinated drug enforcement effort. Particular emphasis will be
placed on coordinating activities among the following entities:
OCDETF regions, all federal drug and drug related law
enforcement agencies, and the United States Attorneys' Offices,
as well as the state and local drug law enforcement and
prosecution agencies. [CRM/OCDETF, Others]

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
nearly $5.9 billion on this core function. This is an increase of 11% from
1998 levels and 6 % increase from 1999 levels..

Information
Technology

In FY 2000 the Department will invest approximately
$257 million in information technology to continue to provide law
enforcement personnel with the automated tools to fight crime in today's
world, including the increasing incidents of "cybercrime" that
cross national borders. The Attorney General recognizes that we cannot
attack increasingly sophisticated criminal conspiracies or handle highly
complex litigation without making long term investments in our people and
giving them the tools and technologies to do their jobs.

The FBI is expanding its current information
technology environment in order to facilitate the multi-agency cooperation
and coordination necessary to combat counterterrorism, international crime,
technology crime and other types of activities. To provide the information
technology functionality required by investigators, analysts and other
employees in FY 2000 the FBI is moving into the second year of a multi-year
strategy, known as its Information Sharing
Initiative (ISI), to modernize and augment its computers,
applications, and telecommunications networks. The ISI will yield improved
collection, management, processing, analysis and exploitation of case
information and intelligence; permit secure, controlled access to
multi-agency information; and provide data integrity and security.

The DEA will continue deployment of FIREBIRD in FY 2000 and provide needed
upgrades in offices where FIREBIRD was first deployed in 1995. FIREBIRD is
an automated system which consolidates information from a variety of sources
and gives special agents and intelligence specialists the ability to quickly
access and analyze critical information in support of the fight against
drugs in this country.

In FY 2000, DEA will continue development of the
Information Management Program and Case
Tracking (IMPACT) system, which will be incorporated into its
FIREBIRD network. IMPACT will allow investigative staff to leverage existing
information not possible without FIREBIRD. IMPACT is a mission oriented,
field-led initiative that focuses on the collection, use and dissemination
of information at the field level.

Intelligence
Technologies

MERLIN is
DEA's advanced workstation to support the classified processing needs of
intelligence analysts and special agents. It provides for the storage,
dissemination and retrieval of investigative data, photos and reporting.
MERLIN will be installed in DEA Headquarters and in all DEA Field Divisions,
as well as in selected DEA foreign offices by FY 2000. The Narcotics Enforcement Data Retrieval System (NEDRS)
is a classified system that will be developed to support classified
drug enforcement investigations.

In FY 2000, and in the years to follow, the
Department will increasingly rely on Automated
Litigation Support (ALS) to meet the trial preparation and
courtroom presentation needs of the litigating attorneys in both civil and
criminal actions. The number of document-intensive litigation cases for the
Department is increasing each year--complex drug prosecutions, health care
fraud investigations and financial litigation cases are experiencing
tremendous growth. The burden of administrative work in trial preparation
for these cases can be costly and time consuming. With proper litigation
support, trial preparation is more efficient and speedy, and the trials
themselves take less time and are more effective, allowing the Department's
attorneys to bring more cases in the same amount of time.

1.2 Reduce
the availability and abuse of illegal drugs through traditional
and innovative enforcement efforts.

1.3 Reduce
espionage and terrorism (sponsored by foreign or domestic groups
in the United States and abroad when directed at U.S. citizens
or institutions).

1.4 Reduce
white-collar crime, including public corruption and fraud.

FY 2000 Performance
Goals

Key Performance
Indicators

1.1.1

Organized Crime
­ La Cosa Nostra (LCN)

In FY 2000, DOJ will work to restore
open and free economic competition in industries influenced by
organized crime. DOJ will do this by continuing to reduce the
active LCN membership. [FBI, USAs, CRM]

In FY 2000, DOJ will target and respond
to particular local crime problems involving violence and gang
activity, including drug-related crimes. To achieve this, DOJ
will strive to reduce the level of violent crime by taking
violent criminals and gangs off our streets through cooperative
enforcement efforts with state and local law enforcement in
programs such as FBI's Safe Streets Task Forces and DEA's Mobile
Enforcement Teams (MET). We will do this to continue our efforts
to reduce by 50 % over 5-years the population of existing gangs
identified as being the most dangerous. [FBI, DEA, USAs,
CRM]

Number of violent criminals removed
from the streets by federal investigation and prosecutorial
efforts.

Percentage reduction in number of
targeted gangs identified as being the most dangerous.

1.1.4

Crimes Against Children

In FY 2000, DOJ will focus on an
improved overall response capability in child abduction cases,
including the use of multi-disciplinary teams of law enforcement
and other professionals, so that the FBI is promptly notified of
such incidents and can promptly deploy investigative assistance.
DOJ will also increase efforts against those who commit sexual
exploitation offenses against children, including those who
traffick in child pornography. [FBI, USAs, CRM]

Number of Sexual Exploitation of
Children predators and arrested and convicted.

1.2.1

Protecting U.S. Borders from the Drug Threat

In FY 2000, DOJ will improve its land
border defense against drugs through the deployment of new
personnel and advanced technology. [INS, DEA, FBI, CRM,
NDIC]

Quantity of drugs seized at or near
the borders.

1.2.2

Attack on Major Drug Trafficking Criminal Enterprises

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its
efforts to disrupt and dismantle the command and control
operations of major drug trafficking criminal enterprises
responsible for the supply of illicit drugs in the U.S. In FY
2000, DOJ will continue many focused initiatives and efforts
that target major traffickers, including: the Southwest Border
initiative; the Carribean initiative; the Source Country
initiative; the Anti-Heroin strategy; the National
Methamphetamine strategy; and OCDETF cases. [DEA, FBI, USAs,
CRM/OCDETF, NDIC]

Number of nationally coordinated
investigations that lead to the disruption and dismantlement
of multiple "cells" of the major drug trafficking
organizations. [The Department will evaluate the
significance of drug trafficking organizations and its
members based upon defined criteria].

Number of indictments and
convictions obtained in OCDETF cases involving targeted drug
organizations.

1.2.3

Reducing the Production of Illegal Drugs through
Enforcement Efforts

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to reduce
significantly the production and quantity of illegal drugs,
including methamphetamine and marijuana, in the U.S. Through the
National Methamphetamine Strategy and multi-agency coordinated
efforts with other enforcement agencies, we will increase the
number of clandestine laboratories seized and the prosecutions
of rogue chemical companies that supply the precursors to
methamphetamine manufacturers. [DEA, USAs, CRM, FBI]

Quantity of marijuana eradicated
through the DEA Domestic Cannabis Eradication and
Suppression Program.

Number of chemical distributors
diverting precursor and essential chemicals investigated and
prosecuted.

Number of clandestine laboratories
seized, dismantled, and properly disposed of.

1.2.4

International Drug Law Enforcement

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
actively cooperate with foreign governments and enlist their
support through technical assistance and training to investigate
and prosecute major drug traffickers and their organizations,
which threaten U.S. interests.. [DEA, FBI, USAs, CRM]

Number of foreign counter drug
investigators and prosecutors trained.

1.2.5

Comprehensive Investigative Intelligence Program to
Effectively Support Investigations and Prosecutions

In FY 2000, DOJ will strengthen its
various investigative intelligence programs to expand and foster
the collection, analysis and dissemination of drug-related
intelligence to federal agencies about major national and
international drug trafficking organizations. [DEA, USAs, FBI,
NDIC, INTERPOL]

Number of queries and entries to
drug databases.

Number of intelligence analysts
trained.

1.2.6

Reduction of Demand

In FY 2000, DOJ will intensify its
demand reduction efforts through educational outreach to
communities, schools, employers, and the public. For example, we
will continue our use of the Internet to publicize our anti-drug
abuse message, and will pursue more interagency and
public/private partnership opportunities, including mentoring
and other early intervention strategies. DOJ will place a
stronger emphasis on the value of education, treatment
availability and volunteerism in drug prevention. [DEA]

In FY 2000, DOJ, working with other
federal agencies such as Treasury and State, will improve the
Nation's capability to prevent terrorist acts within the United
States and abroad by: improving information gathering and
analysis capabilities to evaluate threats and provide early
detection of potential terrorist acts; investigating the
fund-raising activities of terrorist organizations; planning,
coordinating and conducting training exercises. [FBI, USA, CRM,
INS]

Number of terrorist acts prevented.

1.3.2

Investigating and Prosecuting Terrorist Acts

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its high
rate of success in the investigation and prosecution terrorist
acts and conspiracies. We will respond aggressively to all
terrorist acts directed against American nationals and interests
at home and overseas, through the use of well-trained special
response capabilities and Joint Terrorism Task Forces. [FBI,
USA, CRM, INS, USNCB/INTERPOL ]

Number of terrorist cases
investigated.

Number of terrorists arrested and
convicted.

1.3.3

Improving Response Capabilities to Terrorist Acts

In FY 2000, DOJ will establish or expand
upon partnerships with state, local and international entities
to enhance domestic and international responsiveness to
terrorist acts. The FBI will continue its lead responsibility
for effectively managing the response to domestic terrorist
incidents. [CRM, FBI, USAs]

Number of additional districts with
crisis response plans.

1.3.4

Protection of Critical Infrastructure

In FY 2000, DOJ will further its
capabilities to coordinate and respond to cyber and physical
threats to the Nation's critical infrastructure, including
interagency cooperation with the Department of Defense and other
responsible federal agencies. We will identify and eliminate key
infrastructure vulnerabilities; provide 24/7 watch and warning
capabilities; and improve investigations and protection through
training and disseminating information and tools. [FBI, CRM]

Computer intrusions investigated by
the FBI.

Total key assets identified.

1.4.1

Public Corruption

In FY 2000, DOJ will combat corruption
through the investigation of alleged wrongdoing by officials and
employees at all levels of government, and will take appropriate
prosecutorial action. [USA, CRM, FBI]

Investigations and convictions.

Recoveries and restitutions
resulting from investigations and convictions.

1.4.2

Health Care Fraud

In FY 2000, DOJ will work with other
federal agencies to confront the increase in health care fraud
by continuing to successfully prosecute and obtain judgments and
settlements against providers, carriers and fiscal
intermediaries that defraud Medicare, Medicaid and other federal
health care programs. [FBI, USAs, CRM]

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its recent
efforts to further develop its capacity to respond to
cyber-attacks, computer thefts and intrusions affecting
consumers, businesses and government. We will continue to
increase the number of state and local computer crime task
forces and increase the capability of the FBI and DEA to
acquire, examine and present computer evidence, so that we can
keep pace with and successfully investigate and prosecute the
new breed of high-tech criminals [FBI, CRM, USAs DEA]

Number of agents and prosecutors
trained to conduct advanced computer fraud investigations
relating to both federal crimes and national security.

Arrests and convictions in computer
intrusions.

Number of Information Technology
state and local tasks forces.

1.4.4

Financial Institutions, Telemarketing, and Other Fraud

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
identify and target fraud schemes, such as financial institution
fraud and telemarketing fraud directed against the elderly.
[FBI, CRM, USAs]

Indictments and convictions in
white collar crimes.

Economic loss to financial
institutions due to fraud in targeted cities.

1.5.1

International Cooperation

In FY 2000, DOJ, in conjunction with the
Department of State, will continue to enlist the active
cooperation of foreign governments in our law enforcement
efforts. We will maintain our overseas presence in areas of
critical concern [FBI, DEA, CRM]; develop bilateral and
multilateral agreements [CRM, FBI]; provide training and
technical assistance to our foreign counterparts including
assistance in money laundering and asset forfeiture law [CRM];
and increase our use of INTERPOL in assisting efforts against
international crime, including locating fugitives abroad
[INTERPOL, CRM, others].

Number of new extradition treaties
with other countries entering into force, with a view toward
the extradition of nationals.

Number of new mutual legal
assistance treaties with other countries entering into
force.

Number of new INTERPOL cases.

1.5.2

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
strengthen the centralized management and coordination of the
OCDETF activities in order to promote a coordinated drug
enforcement effort. Particular emphasis will be placed on
coordinating activities among the following entities. OCDETF
regions, all federal drug and drug related law enforcement
agencies, and the United States Attorneys' Offices, as well as
the state and local drug law enforcement and prosecution
agencies. [CRM/OCDETF, Others]

In FY 2000, DOJ will work with tribal
authorities to combat and reduce the incidence of violent crime
on Indian reservations, especially that related to gang
activity, through the use of Safe Trails Task Forces, and the
identification of particular enforcement priorities. [USAs,
FBI]

Increase in cases on Indian lands.

CORE FUNCTION 2: Assistance to Tribal, State and Local Governments

Strengthening the criminal and juvenile justice
capabilities of state and local governments is one of the most important
ways the DOJ carries out its leadership role in preventing and controlling
crime. The Department recognizes that effective law enforcement requires a
concerted and coordinated effort at all levels of government.

Three components are in the forefront of DOJ's
efforts to assist states and localities. The Office of Justice Programs
(OJP) provides financial support, technical assistance and training to
encourage a wide range of improvement efforts. It also conducts research,
evaluates programs, and collects and publishes statistical information. The
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) supports local efforts
to hire and deploy additional police officers and adopt community policing
practices. The Community Relations Service (CRS) assists state and local
officials and civic leaders to prevent and resolve disputes and conflicts
emanating from racial or ethnic tension.

Improving Research and
Statistical Efforts

OJP's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the
research and development arm of DOJ. It is charged with investing public
funds to develop knowledge that will reduce crime, enhance public safety,
and improve the administration of justice. It conducts and sponsors basic
and applied research into the causes and prevention of crime and tests and
evaluates new approaches, techniques and technologies.

In FY 2000, NIJ will support initiatives that are
innovative and responsive to strong public safety concerns, especially those
that are felt at the community level. NIJ will build local crime data
collection and analysis capacity in urban, suburban, and rural communities
to improve models to predict crime in neighborhoods with the use of advanced
crime mapping techniques, and to test the effectiveness of selected
community crime prevention interventions. NIJ will also provide technical
assistance to state and local governments to help them to use the latest in
high technology and science to improve their ability to prevent and
investigate crime. NIJ will build on current efforts to address critical
forensic science needs in state and local levels of the criminal justice
systems. For instance, NIJ technology centers locate and fund high-priority,
hard-to-find forensic capabilities when state and local agencies need
support in critical criminal investigations. NIJ will expand this activity
with a new initiative that will award grants to states to improve their
investigative and analytic capabilities.

The Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
intends to expand efforts to collect statistics on the incidence of computer
crime and cyber-fraud and on the size and scope of the Indian country
criminal justice system. There is little information available about these
two topics, and these statistical collections will help the federal
government to evaluate the needs in these two areas and focus its resources
more effectively.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicator

2.1.1 Research and Evaluation

In FY 2000, DOJ will expand and improve
its research and statistical gathering efforts in order to
advance knowledge of, and provide timely and useful information
to, state and local governments on major research and evaluation
findings about crime and crime control efforts. [OJP/NIJ,
BJS]

Number of research and evaluation
efforts, statistical information requests, and reports
provided.

Forming New Community
Partnerships Against Crime, Youth Violence and Drugs

Youth violence and drug abuse continue to be major
national problems and DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan supports many programs
at the state and local level designed to address these problems. OJP, as it
seeks to involve citizens in innovative community programs that can make a
difference, will undertake initiatives that target neighborhood-based
problems, with emphasis on violent crime committed by gangs and juveniles.
In addition, an expansion of OJP's Partnerships to Reduce Youth Gun Violence
initiative will provide assistance to communities in the implementation of
seven program strategies to address the prevention, intervention and
suppression of juvenile gun violence. The Byrne Formula and Discretionary
Grants will emphasize drug control strategies and violent crime prevention.

In FY 2000, DOJ will help build community
partnerships to combat youth violence and drug use. OJP's "Weed and
Seed" Program will provide funding for 201 sites. OJP's Drug Court
Program will also continue to seek to leverage the coercive power of the
criminal justice system to reduce recidivism and substance abuse among
nonviolent substance-abusing offenders, and to increase their likelihood of
successful rehabilitation. In FY 2000, the Drug Court Program will be
expanded.

DOJ will work to promote stronger linkages between
local communities and their criminal justice system to ensure public safety.
This will be accomplished through an enhanced commitment to community
justice initiatives at the local level. Community justice builds on the
problem-solving ethic of community policing by expanding it to other
traditional criminal justice institutions such as prosecution, courts, and
corrections. Among the key principles of community justice is its focus on
making the justice system more responsive to the community, stressing the
need to make amends to victims of crime and linking the justice system to
drug treatment and other social service resources.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

2.1.3 In FY 2000, DOJ will
continue to emphasize both enforcement and prevention strategies
to counter youth violence through targeted programs that provide
funding and specialized assistance to states and localities. For
example:

Under the Prevention of Youth Gun
Violence initiative we will provide assistance to
communities to implement strategies to address the
prevention, intervention and suppression of juvenile gun
violence. [OJP]

We will continue to provide Byrne
Formula and Discretionary Grants to state and local
governments for demonstration programs, training, and
technical assistance in improving the criminal justice
system with special emphasis on drug control strategies and
violent crime prevention. [OJP]

Reduction of the incidence of
juveniles illegally carrying guns.

Increase in services and resources
for at-risk juveniles, especially those involved in the
juvenile justice system.

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its efforts to improve
the nation's capacity to respond to incidents of terrorism involving weapons
of mass destruction. Most state and local governments lack the specialized
equipment and expertise needed to effectively respond to terrorist attacks
using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. Federal leadership in
counterterrorism technology development, training and equipment acquisition,
therefore, will result in better- prepared state and local public safety
agencies.

In FY 2000, the OJP will continue to provide
assistance to state and local governments by implementing several targeted
training programs focusing on providing both basic awareness and advanced
level training to first responders, and a grant program designed to provide
state and local emergency response agencies with resources to procure
equipment critical to an effective response capability.

In addition, the FBI's Hazardous Devices School at
Redstone Arsenal, AL will continue to provide training for civilian public
safety bomb technicians in techniques to locate, identify, render safe and
dispose of improvised hazardous devices, including those containing weapons
of mass destruction.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

2.1.6 Improve Domestic Preparedness

In FY 2000, DOJ will provide training
and grants for the procurement of equipment to a minimum of 157
local jurisdictions, and 55 states and territories to improve
the nation's capacity to respond to terrorist incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction. [OJP]

Number of law enforcement officers
and trainers trained.

Number of first responder teams
provided basic and advanced level equipment through grants.

Operational and Special
Support

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to provide support to
federal, state and local criminal justice agencies with high quality
technical and forensic assistance. Two major FBI initiatives will be
operational in FY 2000­NCIC 2000 and IAFIS. These new, advanced systems
will significantly enhance the ability of law enforcement to rapidly obtain
information on persons suspected of crimes.

Forensic Services will also be a special focus in FY
2000. Working together with federal, state, private and research laboratory
facilities, DOJ will undertake a Regional Crime Lab Network program that
will enhance forensics capabilities available to all in the criminal justice
system. FBI will continue the development of the Combined DNA Information
System and DRUGFIRE, making more information available to the law
enforcement community.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

2.1.7 Support improved
criminal and juvenile justice capabilities at the state and
local levels by providing high quality training, research,
evaluation and assistance with new technologies, and, if
requested, direct operational support for resolving unusual
crime problems. [OJP/BJA, FBI]

Average response times for
identifying fingerprints under IAFIS.

Emphasizing Community
Policing

DOJ has consistently emphasized the need for
developing strong problem-solving partnerships between law enforcement
organizations and communities. The Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS) program is another example of how DOJ is seeking to accomplish this
goal. An important part of COPS' mission is promoting widespread adoption of
community policing. In FY 2000, the COPS Office will emphasize community
policing through the Department's 21st
Century Policing Initiative, which includes the goal of funding 130,000 to
150,000 officers over 1992 levels. Funds from this initiative will help
communities continue to enhance their community policing efforts by hiring,
redeploying, and retaining officers. Further, the initiative will expand the
scope of community involvement in the criminal justice process through
community prosecution programs and grants to establish community-based crime
prevention programs.

Violence against women and children is a major
concern to the Attorney General and the President. To comply with the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), which also addresses violence
against children, DOJ has established the Violence Against Women Grants
Office. Its mission is to restructure and strengthen the criminal justice
system's response to crimes of violence committed against women and enhance
the services available to victims of such violence through the award of
grants to state, local, tribal and other public and private entities,
including those in rural areas. A related responsibility is to ensure that
domestic violence is recognized and treated as a serious violation of
criminal law.

During FY 2000, important initiatives will be
supported under this program to address different aspects of this unique
type of violence. Several are described below.

The Grants to
Encourage Arrest Policies Program assists communities in
creating a unified, coordinated response to domestic violence that
includes rigorous enforcement of protection orders and arrest and
prosecution of batterers. It also involves appropriate supervision of
and intervention with batterers in the community, and legal and support
services for domestic violence victims.

Under a five-year research and evaluation
initiative proposed in FY 2000, the VAWA
Managing Sex Offenders Training Program will attempt to
understand how to most effectively manage sex offenders in the
community. The long-range goal of this research initiative, which will
be administered by NIJ, is to develop and disseminate a highly
effective, interdisciplinary, widely useful, and safe approach to the
management of sex offenders in the community. It is estimated that there
are over 265,000 convicted sex offenders (rape and sexual assault) under
the jurisdiction of corrections agencies, with more than half under some
form of community supervision. Since the majority of all offenders will
be released to the community at some point, effective supervision
strategies must be explored.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

2.5.1 In FY 2000, DOJ will
continue to develop and expand programs and services that target
the reduction of the incidence and consequences of family
violence, including domestic violence and child victimization.
Specifically:

The Law Enforcement and Prosecution
Grant Program will provide formula grants to states,
localities, and tribal governments to develop and strengthen
coordinated law enforcement and prosecution strategies in
order to combat and reduce the number of violent crimes
committed against women in the jurisdictions funded.
[OJP/VAWGO]

The Grants to Encourage Arrest
Policies Program will encourage aggressive enforcement of
protection orders, arrest and prosecution of batterers, and
other interventions designed to treat domestic violence as a
serious violation of the law. [OJP/VAWGO]

The Rural Domestic Violence and
Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance program will provide
financial assistance to rural communities to improve their
response to domestic violence and child abuse. [OJP/VAWGO]

The Sex Offenders Training Program
will train state and local officials how to most effectively
manage sex offenders in the community. [OJP/VAWGO]

Number of states, localities, and
Indian tribal governments that introduce coordinated justice
approaches to address violent crimes against women.

Number of grantees that implement mandatory or
pro-arrest policy as part of a coordinated response to
violence against women.

Number of jurisdictions that
provide services to previously under served populations in
rural communities.

Number of jurisdictions that implement new policies and
procedures to supervise and manage cases involving release
of sex offenders.

Promoting the
Integration of Technology Among State and Local Governments

OJP has included two new initiatives in the FY 2000
budget specifically oriented toward promoting interconnectivity and
interoperability among state and local criminal justice agencies. These
initiatives are consistent with the National Performance Review's
recommendations to provide immediate access to information and to improve
public safety communications among criminal justice agencies. The goal of
OJP's Information Technology Integration Initiative is to improve state and
local criminal justice through the development of criminal justice
information systems where state and local authorities with responsibilities
for law enforcement, courts, prosecution, public defense, corrections,
probation and parole will have immediate access to information necessary to
respond to and resolve the consequences of criminal activity. OJP's Public
Safety and Telecommunications Assistance Program will focus on promoting
planning efforts among state and local law enforcement so that their radio
systems will be compatible with the digital narrowband radio systems that
federal law enforcement organizations will be using in the future.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

2.1.2 In FY 2000, DOJ will
expand efforts to promote integration of technology among state
and local criminal justice agencies. Efforts will focus on
promoting planning among state and local governments to ensure
that law enforcement radio systems will be compatible with
digital narrowband radio systems used by federal law enforcement
organizations. [OJP]

Percent increase in operability of
national clearinghouse providing system integration
information.

Number of pilot projects completed.

All of the programs and initiatives discussed in
this section are joint efforts among various organizations, both public and
private, consistent with the missions of OJP, COPS, and CRS. An example of
interagency coordination is the Missing Children initiative. Both OJP and
the FBI are working together and with local communities and law enforcement
organizations to increase the number of children returned, unharmed, to
their parents.

Resources,
Means, and Strategies

1998
Actual

1999
Planned

2000
Requested

Core Function
2

$5,665,225,000

$5,770,919,000

$4,342,357,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
$4.3 billion on this core function. This is a decrease of 23% from 1998
levels and 25% decrease from 1999 levels.

Information
Technology

Cooperation and information exchange with state and
local government to ensure all law-abiding citizens remain safe in their
communities is one of the Attorney General's highest priorities. In FY 2000,
the Department will invest approximately $76 million to support components
to achieve their goals in this area.

As discussed above, in FY 2000 the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
(IAFIS) and National Crime Information
Center (NCIC) will be fully operational. IAFIS is a rapid response,
paperless system that will receive and process electronic images, criminal
histories and related identification data for the entire criminal justice
community. NCIC 2000 will replicate the information services currently
provided by the FBI NCIC system (National Crime Information Center), as well
as provide enhancements for fingerprint matching capabilities and additional
files such as mugshots and pictures of stolen property for over 79,000
authorized users.

The Combined DNA Index
System (CODIS) will be enhanced in FY 2000 and continue to provide
state and local law enforcement with DNA information not otherwise available
to them. The National Criminal Instant
Background Check System (NICS), deployed in FY 1999, will continue
to assist states to prevent the illegal sale of handguns. The National Integrated Ballistics Information Network
(NIBIN) system uses advanced graphic capabilities to identify
firearms used in the commission of a crime from bullets found at the crime
scene and allows federal, state, and local forensics laboratories to share
information.

Facilities

The FBI seeks $9,000,000 for the upgrade of the
Hazardous Devices School (HDS). The HDS is the only domestic formal training
program for state and local law enforcement to learn safe and effective bomb
disposal operations.

CORE
FUNCTION 2: Assistance to Tribal, State and Local Governments

Strategic Plan Goals:

2.1 Improve
the crime-fighting and criminal/juvenile justice system
capabilities of tribal, state and local governments.

2.2
Strengthen and improve community police services and, by the
year 2000, increase the number of officers funded by 100,000
over 1992 levels.

In FY 2000, DOJ will expand and improve
its research and statistical gathering efforts in order to
advance knowledge of, and provide timely and useful information
to, state and local governments on major research and evaluation
findings about crime and crime control efforts. [OJP/NIJ,
BJS]

Number of research and evaluation
efforts, statistical information requests, and reports
provided.

2.1.2

In FY 2000, DOJ will expand
efforts to promote integration of technology among state and
local criminal justice agencies. Efforts will focus on promoting
planning efforts among state and local governments to ensure
that law enforcement radio systems will be compatible with
digital narrowband radio systems used by federal law enforcement
organizations. [OJP]

Percent increase in operability of
national clearinghouse providing system integration
information.

Number of pilot projects completed.

2.1.3

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue
to emphasize both enforcement and prevention strategies to
counter youth violence through targeted programs that provide
funding and specialized assistance to states and localities. For
example:

Under the Prevention of Youth Gun
Violence initiative we will provide assistance to
communities to implement strategies to address the
prevention, intervention and suppression of juvenile gun
violence. [OJP]

We will continue to provide Byrne
Formula and Discretionary Grants to state and local
governments for demonstration programs, training, and
technical assistance in improving the criminal justice
system with special emphasis on drug control strategies and
violent crime prevention. [OJP]

Reduction of the incidence of
juveniles illegally carrying guns.

Increase in services and resources
for at-risk juveniles, especially those involved in the
juvenile justice system.

Number of training and technical
assistance sessions associated with the formula program.

2.1.4

Indian
Country

In FY 2000, DOJ will focus on criminal
and juvenile justice system improvements in Indian country. This
will include:

Providing grants to Indian Tribes to
develop and enhance their judicial systems, train local
court personnel, support youth anti-violence initiatives and
for basic law enforcement needs. [OJP, COPS]

The number of AUSAs will be expanded
with the goal of providing a basic level of law enforcement
service commensurate with national averages. [USAs]

Providing grants for jail
construction that will result in new or alternative beds
becoming available. [OJP]

Number of grants provided.

Number of detention beds constructed
on Indian reservations.

2.1.6

Improve Domestic Preparedness

In FY 2000, DOJ will provide training and
grants for the procurement of equipment to a minimum of 157
local jurisdictions, and 55 states and territories to improve
the nation's capacity to respond to terrorist incidents
involving weapons of mass destruction. [ OJP]

Number of training sessions
conducted.

Number of law enforcement officers
and trainers trained.

Number of first responder teams
provided basic and advanced level equipment through grants.

2.1.7

Support improved criminal and
juvenile justice capabilities at the state and local levels by
providing high quality training, research, evaluation and
assistance with new technologies, and, if requested, direct
operational support for resolving unusual crime problems. [FBI,
OJP]

Average response times for
identifying fingerprints under IAFIS.

Number of White Collar Crime
investigations supported by grants.

Number of criminal justice and
regulatory personnel trained.

2.1.8

National Instant Criminal Background Check System

In FY 2000, DOJ will use the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to assist State
and local law enforcement in performing criminal background
checks of prospective firearms purchasers, as provided by the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. [FBI, OJP/BJS]

Estimated number of persons with
criminal records prevented from purchasing firearms.

Number of states receiving grants
under NCHIP.

2.2.1

In FY 2000, DOJ, through the
COPS program, will advance the implementation of community
policing. [COPS]

Number of standardized packages of
materials developed for grantees to provide guidance and
implement community policing.

In FY 2000, DOJ will play a
more active role in assisting communities to respond to, and
resolve, racial and ethnic tension. Through the Community
Relations Service, DOJ will provide conflict resolution service,
conflict prevention and resolution training and technical
assistance to communities. [CRS]

Number of cases in which the
potential for conflict, violence, or civil disorder is
reduced or ameliorated due to mediation and/or conciliation
services.

Number of communities which will
develop the capacity to respond independently to racial and
ethnic tensions.

2.3.2

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue
to encourage community-based approaches to crime and justice at
the state and local level. For example:

The Weed and Seed program will fund
201 sites. [OJP]

As indicated by customer surveys,
percentage of funded sites that believe community policing
efforts and related crime-prevention activities are working
to reduce the incidence of crime. (OJP)

2.3.3

Drug
Courts

In FY 2000, DOJ will expand its Drug
Courts initiative. We expect that 80% of the total drug court
participants will not commit other crimes while participating in
the program. [OJP]

Number of new Drug Courts.

Percent of Drug Court participants
who do not commit other crimes while participating in the
program.

2.4.1

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue
full implementation of programs supported through the Crime
Victims Fund, as well as other initiatives designed to ensure
the safety of, and assistance to, all victims and witnesses. We
will: [OJP]

Provide information and assistance
on promising projects and other issues.

Provide grants to states to develop
programs to assist crime victims and improve handling of
child abuse cases and to compensate crime victims.

Number of victim/witness assistance
promising practices adopted.

Percent of states that develop
long-range funding strategies for victims' programs.

Percent of states that implement
needs assessments to identify gaps in victim services.

2.4.2

In FY 2000, DOJ will expand
child victimization prevention programs, such as the Missing
Children's Program and the Court Appointed Special Advocates
program.

The Missing Children's Program will
train over 34,000 law enforcement and other personnel and
respond to an estimated 135,000 hotline calls. [OJP]

The CASA Program will serve an
estimated 180,000 children in 840 jurisdictions nationwide.
[OJP]

Number of law enforcement and other
personnel trained.

Number of hot line calls.

Number of children and jurisdictions
served by the Missing Children's Program

Number of state-wide and local CASA
programs.

2.5.1

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue
to develop and expand programs and services that target the
reduction of the incidence and consequences of family violence,
including domestic violence and child victimization.
Specifically:

The Law Enforcement and Prosecution
Grant Program will provide formula grants to states,
localities, and Indian tribal governments to develop and
strengthen coordinated law enforcement and prosecution
strategies in order to combat and reduce the number of
violent crimes committed against women in the jurisdictions
funded. [OJP/VAWGO]

The Grants to Encourage Arrest
Policies Program will encourage aggressive enforcement of
protection orders, arrest and prosecution of batterers, and
other interventions designed to treat domestic violence as a
serious violation of the law. [OJP/VAWGO]

The Rural Domestic Violence and
Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance program will provide
financial assistance to rural communities to improve their
response to domestic violence and child abuse. [OJP/VAWGO]

The Sex Offenders Training Program
will train state and local officials how to most effectively
manage sex offenders in the community. [OJP/VAWGO]

Number of states, localities, and
Indian tribal governments that introduce coordinated justice
approaches to address violent crimes against women.

Number of grantees that implement
mandatory or pro-arrest policy as part of a coordinated
response to violence against women.

Number of jurisdictions that provide
services to previously under served populations in rural
communities.

Number of jurisdictions that
implement new policies and procedures to supervise and
manage cases involving release of sex offenders.

The DOJ is the Nation's litigator and is often
described as the largest law office in the world. The Department's attorney
staff is administratively organized into the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, six
litigating divisions (the Antitrust Division, the Civil Division, the Civil
Rights Division, the Criminal Division(1), the
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and the Tax Division), and the
Office of the Solicitor General. The U.S. Attorneys serve as the Attorney
General's chief law enforcement officer in each judicial district and
represent the United States in most civil and criminal matters. The
litigating divisions are centralized repositories of specialized expertise
and perform many critical functions, including: representing the United
States in cases that present novel and complex legal and factual issues;
multi-district cases that require a centralized and coordinated response;
cases that require extensive contact with client agencies whose headquarters
are in Washington, DC; or, cases in which the U.S. Attorney may be recused.
The Office of the Solicitor General represents the United States before the
U.S. Supreme Court and authorizes and monitors the government's activities
in the Nation's appellate courts. The U.S. Attorneys, the litigating
divisions and the Office of the Solicitor General share responsibility for
representing the United States and enforcing the Nation's antitrust, civil,
civil rights, environment, and tax laws. Together they ensure that the
Federal Government speaks with one voice with respect to the law.

The Attorney General has identified a number of
priorities that DOJ's litigating divisions and the U.S. Attorneys will be
focusing on in FY 2000. These include an initiative to protect the public
fisc from unmeritorious claims and defend challenges to the Federal
Government's regulations and initiatives through affirmative and defensive
litigation; to expand the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution and
negotiation in appropriate civil cases; to
continue to focus on enforcing the law even when parties or misdeeds
affecting the U.S. are beyond our shores; and to increase efforts to combat
specialized white-collar crime. Initiatives identified in the Department's
FY 1999 Performance Plan, such as the initiative to stop the proliferation
of hate crimes, will continue in FY 2000.

Protecting the Public
Fisc

Monetary claims
against the government can involve huge sums of money. Ensuring that only
those claims with merit under the law are paid is the responsibility of the
Civil, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions, as well as the
U.S. Attorneys. DOJ attorneys save taxpayers billions of dollars each year
by defeating unwarranted claims and recovering money lawfully owed to the
United States. In particular, to stem the tide of health care fraud, the
U.S. Attorneys, the Civil and Criminal Divisions, and the FBI have joined
forces with federal and state agencies, including the Department of Health
and Human Services. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to combat pervasive fraud
against Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, and other federally-funded healthcare
programs, ensuring that limited health resources are used to pay lawful
claims. Additionally, in FY 2000, the Tax Division and the U.S. Attorneys
will continue efforts to protect the fisc against taxpayers who raise
frivolous tax-protest arguments or who attempt to improperly conceal their
assets through fraudulent conveyances or other unlawful means. Finally, the
Civil Division's defense of more than 120 cases arising from the
implementation of banking reforms will progress through FY 2000, making
effective use of attorney resources, industry experts, litigation support,
and dispute resolution techniques to avert payment of potentially billions
of dollars in excessive claims.

Equally important as the defeat of unjustified
monetary claims are the litigating organizations' efforts to uphold
provisions of law that are challenged in court. It is vitally important that
our litigating divisions and the U.S. Attorneys continue in FY 2000 to
successfully defend against the Constitutional and statutory challenges to
the Federal Government's regulations and program initiatives. For example,
the Civil Division will continue to defend against constitutional challenges
to the Violence Against Women Act and the intent of Congress in regard to
immigration laws. The Environment and Natural Resources Division will
continue to defend against challenges to the Federal Government's lawful
use, transportation, and destruction of hazardous materials, including the
Army's $12 billion Chemical Demilitarization Program.

Combating Specialized
White-Collar Crime

DOJ's Antitrust, Environment and Natural Resources,
and Tax Divisions, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorneys and the FBI, also
enforce several specialized criminal statutes designed to protect the public
health, to protect competition and American consumers, and to prosecute
criminal acts arising under the Nation's Internal Revenue Code. DOJ will
increase efforts to combat these specialized types of white-collar crime.

In FY 2000, DOJ
will increase efforts to address several types of environmental crime. DOJ
attorneys and investigators will place special emphasis on curtailing: (1)
the illegal transportation of hazardous materials; (2) efforts by
environmental remediators who commit fraud and make false statements
regarding the safety of underground storage tanks; and (3) individuals who
willfully pollute the Nation's rivers and waterways.

The DOJ efforts to prosecute and deter private cartel
behavior will continue in FY 2000. The Antitrust Division leads the
Department's activities in this area. In FY 2000, attention will be placed
on investigating and challenging violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act,
including such per se violations as price fixing,
bid rigging, and horizontal customer and territorial allocations. The
Department employs a wide range of investigatory techniques to detect
collusion and bid rigging, including joint investigations among DOJ's
Antitrust Division, the U.S. Attorneys, and the FBI, as well as grand jury
investigations.

The increasing globalization of specialized types of
white-collar crime continues to be a problem. The Antitrust, Environment and
Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions, in concert with the U. S. Attorneys
and the FBI, will also continue to address the increase in the
internationalization of many illegal activities that affect the lives of our
citizens. In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will put special emphasis on uncovering
the illegal activities of domestic and foreign companies whose activities
affect U.S. consumers, and thwarting efforts to smuggle hazardous substances
and protected species into the United States.

Cooperation with
International, State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies

Our efforts to combat crime and represent the
interests of the United States in court is heavily dependent upon
establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with other law
enforcement entities. The efforts of DOJ's litigating divisions and the U.S.
Attorneys to fight hate crimes, protect the public fisc and defend against
challenges to the Federal Government's regulations and program initiatives,
as well as address the overseas connection of many illegal activities, are
assisted through cooperative efforts with international, state and local law
enforcement entities and coordination with other agencies. For example:

The Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorneys'
and the FBI will continue to implement the Department's coordinated
response to hate crimes. In FY 2000, our efforts to combat this
nationwide problem will continue to involve efforts to work with our law
enforcement partners, including other Federal law enforcement agencies,
State attorneys general, and local prosecutors and investigators.

Violations of the Internal Revenue Code drain
the Federal fisc and undermine public trust in the voluntary tax system.
The Tax Division, working in coordination with the Internal Revenue
Service, continues to work at achieving more effective, efficient, fair
and uniform results in tax enforcement and litigation. In FY 2000, DOJ
attorneys will place special emphasis on promoting compliance with U.S.
and foreign tax laws through appropriate litigation in the nation's
trial and appellate courts, thereby enhancing both specific and general
deterrence and fostering international law enforcement
cooperation.

One of the effective tools used to decrease
anti-competitive behavior affecting U.S. businesses and consumers is the
establishment and use of international enforcement agreements.
Therefore, in FY 2000, the Antitrust Division will continue to work
toward establishing new international enforcement agreements and will
continue to expand use of existing international law enforcement
mechanisms.

In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys and
investigators will continue efforts to ensure the vigorous
pursuit of violators of environmental laws thereby enhancing the
health of all Americans. DOJ will increase efforts to enforce
federal agency regulations implemented to effectuate the goals
of the Administration's Clean Water
Action Plan and the defense of the Federal Government's use,
transportation, and storage of hazardous materials. In addition,
DOJ will cooperatively participate in activities that lead
toward the effective protection of tribal sovereignty, lands and
natural resources. [ENRD, USAs, FBI]

3.3.1 Promotion of
Competition

In FY 2000, DOJ will review the growing
number of increasingly complex and international merger
transactions for potential competitive issues; successfully
challenge anticompetitive practices in the civil non-merger
area; intensify the focus on detecting and successfully
prosecuting massive criminal antitrust conspiracies; expand
cooperative efforts with international enforcement authorities;
and increase the dollar value of savings to the consumer from
its enforcement actions. [ATR, USAs, FBI]

3.4.1 Fair and
Uniform Enforcement of Tax Laws

In FY 2000, DOJ will further efforts to
fairly pursue civil and criminal violators of our tax laws,
focusing particularly on illegal tax protest efforts to
undermine compliance with the International Revenue Service code
and evade or avoid federal income taxes. [TAX, USAs]

Number and percent increase in
pattern or practice cases.

Number and percent of affirmative
cases resolved successfully.

Success rate for merger transactions
challenged. Successes include mergers that are abandoned,
"fixed first," filed as cases with consent
decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or
filed as cases and litigated successfully.

Success rate for civil non-merger
matters where the Antitrust Division expressed concern.
Successes include matters where practices changed after
investigation initiated, filed as cases with consent
decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or
filed as cases and litigated successfully.

Total dollar value of savings to the
consumer in instances where the Antitrust Division has taken
a specific action that resulted in less anticompetitive
behavior.

Taxpayer appeals (civil)
successfully resolved, at least in part, by the Government.

Continuing Efforts
Against Hate Crimes

The President announced his commitment to "mount
an all-out assault on hate crimes, to punish them swiftly and severely, and
to do more to stop them from happening in the first place." In response
to this directive, DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan calls for continued
implementation of a comprehensive approach to hate crime enforcement
including the work of the Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorneys, the
FBI, the Community Relations Service, the Bureau of Justice Statistics and
the Department's senior policy offices. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
work together with state and local officials and community groups to
promptly and effectively investigate and prosecute those responsible for
hate crimes. Efforts to promote public education and community outreach will
also continue in FY 2000.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

3.1.1 Hate Crimes

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to devote
increased attention to hate crime cases, with the Civil Rights
Division, FBI, U.S. Attorneys, Office of Justice Program's
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Community Relations
Service (CRS) working to implement a coordinated plan to improve
the federal response to hate crimes. DOJ officials will work
closely with other federal law enforcement entities including
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, state and local
prosecutors, law enforcement, and community groups, to
effectuate a comprehensive approach to hate crime enforcement.
Efforts will be undertaken to further the development of
procedures to (1) expand education and training in the area of
hate crimes; (2) improve the quality and accuracy of hate crime
statistics; (3) improve the geographic coverage of hate crime
statistics; and (4) implement procedures that will result in
reliable hate crime trend data. [CRT, USAs, FBI, OJP/BJS,
CRS]

Number of investigations and
prosecutions of hate crimes, and cooperative efforts made
with state attorneys general, local prosecutors and law
enforcement officials, and community groups.

Alternative Dispute
Resolution

The Department of Justice is committed to the use of
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods to assist in the efficient and
appropriate resolution of cases and issues. ADR is being considered and
utilized in a significant number of cases including tort claims;
environmental disputes; work place disputes; affirmative civil rights cases;
False Claims Act cases, issues of administrative law, and disputes involving
Native American Tribes.

In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will continue to place
emphasis on the expanded and appropriate use of ADR.

ADR is increasingly used in the Appellate Courts
to resolve environmental cases because it often results in a better
conclusion and focuses efforts on protecting public health the
environment and managing the natural resources of the nation, rather
than on protracted litigation. For this reason, the Environment and
Natural Resources Division will increase efforts to apply ADR across the
spectrum of cases that the Division handles, including appellate cases.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
specifically encourages the use of ADR methods, including mediation, to
resolve disputes arising under the ADA. In FY 2000, the Civil Rights
Division will continue to expand its efforts to achieve meaningful
compliance with the ADA while accomplishing the Attorney General's
objective of using ADA in appropriate cases.

As stated in its strategic plan, all DOJ components
are dedicated to making the legal system of the United States work fairly
for all Americans. In FY 2000, DOJ's litigating organizations will continue
their efforts toward that end.

Resources,
Means, and Strategies

1998
Actual

1999
Planned

2000
Requested

Core Function 3

$909,195,000

$960,495,000

$1,107,980,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
$1.1 billion on this core function. This is an increase of 22% from 1998
levels and a 15 % increase from 1999 levels.

Information
Technology

In FY 2000 the Department will spend
approximately$186 million to support
attorneys from litigating divisions and U.S. Attorneys in Washington, DC,
and across the country to effectively manage, access, use, and disseminate
large volumes of information. Our attorneys depend increasingly on
information technology to gather and organize evidentiary documentation for
trial preparation and to communicate complex information to judges and
jurors during courtroom presentation. Cases like health care fraud
litigation that requires timely access to massive volumes of paper and
electronic data sources spotlight the critical importance of information
technology to litigating attorneys. In addition, the Attorney General is
especially committed to funding technology that increases the proper
exchange of information between law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and
trial attorneys.

The Department will continue to invest in Automated Legal Research capabilities, Case Management technologies, and Litigation Support systems to decrease the
amount of time necessary to complete a document-intensive trial, and to
facilitate comprehension by the jury of the evidence presented at trial.
These technologies and systems will better enable all litigating
organizations to meet their performance goals in the areas of antitrust
actions, civil rights enforcement, environmental and natural resource laws,
and tax litigation and better serve the public interest through
cost-effective use of technology.

3.3 Promote
competition in the United States economy through enforcement of,
improvements to, and education about antitrust laws and
principles.

3.4 Promote
the fair, correct and uniform enforcement of the federal tax
laws and the collection of tax debts.

3.5 Represent
the United States in all civil matters for which the Department
of Justice has jurisdiction.

FY 2000 Performance
Goals

Key Performance
Indicators

3.1.1

Hate Crimes

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to devote
increased attention to hate crime cases, with the Civil Rights
Division, FBI, U.S. Attorneys, Office of Justice Program's
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Community Relations
Service (CRS) working to implement a coordinated plan to improve
the federal response to hate crimes. DOJ officials will work
closely with other federal law enforcement entities including
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, state and local
prosecutors, law enforcement, and community groups, to
effectuate a comprehensive approach to hate crime enforcement.
Efforts will be undertaken to further the development of
procedures to (1) expand education and training in the area of
hate crimes; (2) improve the quality and accuracy of hate crime
statistics; (3) improve the geographic coverage of hate crime
statistics; and (4) implement procedures that will result in
reliable hate crime trend data. [CRT, USAs, FBI, OJP/BJS,
CRS]

Number of investigations and
prosecutions of hate crimes, and cooperative efforts made
with state attorneys general, local prosecutors and law
enforcement officials, and community groups.

In FY 2000 and continuing through FY
2003, DOJ will devote increased attention to the enforcement of
the Voting Rights Act and the review of electoral redistricting
plans within the statutory 60-day requirement [CRT ]

Percent of redistricting plans
reviewed within statutory guidelines.

Number of complex voting cases
successfully litigated.

3.2.1

Enforcement of Natural Resource Laws

In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys and
investigators will continue efforts to ensure the vigorous
pursuit of violators of environmental laws thereby enhancing the
health of all Americans. DOJ will increase efforts to enforce
federal agency regulations implemented to effectuate the goals
of the Administration's Clean Water
Action Plan and the defense of the Federal Government's use,
transportation, and storage of hazardous materials. In addition,
DOJ will cooperatively participate in activities that lead
toward the effective protection of tribal sovereignty, lands and
natural resources. [ENRD, USAs, FBI]

In FY 2000, DOJ will review the growing
number of increasingly complex and international merger
transactions for potential competitive issues; successfully
challenge anticompetitive practices in the civil non-merger
area; intensify the focus on detecting and successfully
prosecuting massive criminal antitrust conspiracies; expand
cooperative efforts with international enforcement authorities;
and increase the dollar value of savings to the consumer from
its enforcement actions. [ATR, USAs, FBI]

Success rate for merger transactions
challenged. Successes include mergers that are abandoned,
"fixed first," files as cases with consent
decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or
filed as cases and litigated successfully.

Success rate for civil non-merger
matters where the Antitrust Division expressed concern.
Successes include matters where practices changed after
investigation initiated, filed as cases with consent
decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or
filed as cases and litigated successfully.

Dollar amount of commerce affected
in relevant markets where positive outcome was achieved in
criminal matters.

Number of Division requests for
assistance from international antitrust enforcement
authorities.

Total dollar value of savings to the
consumer in instances where the Antitrust Division has taken
a specific action that resulted in less anticompetitive
behavior.

3.4.1

Fair
and Uniform Enforcement of Tax Laws

In FY 2000, DOJ will further efforts to
fairly pursue civil and criminal violators of our tax laws,
focusing particularly on illegal tax protest efforts to
undermine compliance with the International Revenue Service code
and evade or avoid federal income taxes. [TAX, USAs]

Taxpayer appeals (civil)
successfully resolved, at least in part, by the government.

Number of successfully resolved
civil cases.

Level of voluntary compliance rate.

3.4.2

International Tax Compliance

In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will place
special emphasis on promoting compliance with U.S. and foreign
tax laws through the appropriate litigation in the nation's
trial and appellate courts. [TAX, USAs]

3.5.1

Protecting the Public Fisc

In FY 2000, DOJ will protect the public
fisc by recovering money owed to the government and by defeating
unmeritorious monetary claims against the government in civil
cases. DOJ will successfully resolve challenges to congressional
enactments, federal programs and policy initiatives. [CIV,
USAs]

Dollar amount collected from
affirmative civil cases.

Percent of favorable resolutions in
defensive, civil monetary cases.

3.5.2

Civil
Enforcement

In FY 2000, efforts will focus on 1)
continuing to combat health care fraud against federally funded
programs in concert with federal and state law enforcement
programs; 2) aggressively pursuing fraud against financial
institutions and pension funds; and 3) continuing to combat
terrorism, seek to remove criminal aliens and enforcing the
nation's immigration laws by defending administrative decisions
and INS program and policies. [CIV, USAs]

The four DOJ components with primary responsibility
for carrying out the goals and strategies stated in Core Function 4 are INS,
the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the Civil Division and
the United States Attorneys' Offices. As noted above, INS' primary mission
is to administer and enforce the Nation's immigration laws. In carrying out
this charge, INS engages in activities ranging from determining the
admissibility of persons seeking entry into the U.S., to processing and
granting immigration-related benefits, to patrolling the borders, to
investigating illegal employment at the workplace, to disrupting and
dismantling fraud and smuggling organizations. In addition, INS detains and
removes those individuals who have no lawful status that allows them to
remain in the U.S. Because the activities that facilitate illegal
immigration often give rise to other criminal activity, such as drug
smuggling and terrorism, INS also plays an important role in Core Function
1.

EOIR's mission is to provide separate and independent
fora for the objective, unbiased adjudication of disputes between INS and
aliens or other individuals regarding immigration status, removal or the
availability of relief under the law. In the conduct of this mission, EOIR
and its components--the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Immigration
Courts, and Administrative Law Judges--seek to render fair and proper
decisions in a timely and efficient manner.

The Civil Division and the United States Attorneys'
Offices defend the decisions of INS and EOIR. By defending policies and
administrative decisions, the Civil Division strengthens immigration
enforcement activities.

Ensuring Accurate
Data

Over the past 4 years, INS has vastly increased its
investment in automation technology and systems, and the integrity of its
alien records and information infrastructure. New and re-engineered systems
critical to our enforcement and benefits processing, such as IDENT, ENFORCE,
and CLAIMS, are now becoming operational and are an increasingly important
part of daily operations at INS. In FY 2000, INS will maintain a large
number of mission-critical operational and administrative support data
systems, will complete the basic implementation of the new financial
management system (FFMS), and will continue building upon these investments.
INS will improve its data management, data systems and related systems
support to ensure that mission-critical information is provided to the
Service's employees, its partner agencies, and to its customers.

In FY 2000, INS will also continue its records
modernization and improvement activities to improve timeliness and
reliability of alien-based information needed by all INS operational units,
and by other customers. Modernization and improvements will change the way
in which INS manages its paper records and electronic information by
establishing greater controls over these records; improving the integrity of
records, improving user confidence in the accuracy and completeness of the
data; and by reducing dependency on paper files.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

4.1.1 Data and Systems Integrity

In FY 2000, INS will continue efforts to
improve the accuracy and timely availability of data used to
provide information to the public and to ensure
immigration-related benefits and enforcement actions are based
on correct and complete information. Specifically, INS will
increase the integrity of mission-critical data in the Service's
key information systems, will increase the effective use of
automation in the processing of benefits applications and
Service actions; provide ADP technical training and assistance
to users; and will modernize and increase the integrity of alien
files (A-file) records and information [INS]

4.1.2 Data Systems
Deployment and Usage

In FY 2000, INS will maintain major data
systems that support immigration-related enforcement and
benefits functions (ENFORCE, CLAIMS and IDENT); strive for high
usage rates of these systems by INS enforcement employees; and
increase the impacts resulting from increased deployment and
use. [INS]

Auditor findings on new Financial
Management System (FFMS).

Number of INS locations to which
designated mission critical systems are deployed.

Use of designated mission critical
systems where deployed.

Immigration
Services

During FY 2000, INS will continue its re-engineering
efforts aimed at delivering services that are timely, consistent, fair, and
of high quality, with continued emphasis on ensuring the integrity of
applications for immigration benefits. INS will take its "lessons
learned" from previous and on-going re-engineering experiences and
incorporate them into all application processes. Major service enhancements
that were begun in previous years will continue. Such enhancements, which
improve automated systems in support of benefits applications processing
include: fingerprinting; telephone-based information services; and forms
distribution for customers.

In FY 2000, INS will measure customer satisfaction
associated with service delivery programs and provide opportunities for
customer feedback and suggestions for service improvements.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

4.2.1 Reengineering Immigration Services

In FY 2000, DOJ will support INS'
continuing reengineering efforts aimed at improving program
integrity and delivering benefits services that are timely,
consistent, fair and of high quality, especially in the area of
Naturalization casework, by improving current processing times
for these services to 6 months. [INS]

Time between submission of
application for naturalization and case completion.

Securing the Border

INS will continue with its border control strategic
plan in FY 2000, deploying resources to additional areas of Texas, New
Mexico, California and Arizona, while maintaining its existing control on
areas already positively impacted. As anticipated, the Border Patrol is
witnessing the movement of concentrated illegal alien traffic away from
areas that were designated as initial phases in the INS resource deployment
strategy. INS anticipates that additional corridors, in the Gulf, for
example, will be identified, and that these regions will begin to realize
additional resource deployments as more areas of the Southwest border are
controlled, and illegal alien traffic and smuggling activities predictably
shift to those new areas.

Additional impacts on the operational effectiveness
and deterrence level within identified zones can be achieved by the
continued systematic deployment of technology and other resources that
directly support enforcement operations. INS will continue developing an
intelligence infrastructure with the goal of supporting all enforcement
efforts, and creating seamless border coverage that integrates border and
interior enforcement efforts. INS also will engage in the interception and
repatriation of mala fide travelers and offshore migrants en route to the
United States.

During FY 2000, INS will continue to design,
engineer, integrate, install and optimize digital, encrypted, narrowband,
interoperable wireless communications systems to support the INS'
operational requirements while continuing to provide operations and
maintenance support to maintain the existing INS wireless communications
systems. INS plans to work closely with the DOJ wireless management office
to ensure that INS system buildout is consistent with the overall technical
objectives of the Department. INS plans to commence Encrypted Voice Radio
Program (EVRP) systems in a number of northern Sectors and Districts, as
well as complete EVRP systems in the Buffalo, New York Sector and District.
Linking remote video surveillance camera (RVS) sites with the triggering
ground sensors and centralized Integrated Computer-Aided Detection
controllers (ICAD) into the Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System
(ISIS) will also be a priority. INS will procure night vision devises to
support border activities with emphasis on supporting Operation Rio Grande
and operations in the western portion of INS' Western Region.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

4.3.1 Controlling the Border

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue supporting
and implementing the INS' Border Patrol Strategic Plan.
Specifically, INS will maintain control in areas where
deterrence strategies have been successfully implemented and
increase its flexibility to respond to new areas of concern.
Increase the level of operational effectiveness within
identified zones of the Southwest border in regards to illegal
alien border crossing and drug interdiction. [INS]

Level of operational effectiveness
in targeted "zones" along the Southwest border.

Facilitating Lawful
Travel

In FY 2000, INS will improve the facilitation of
lawful traffic and commerce by increasing the use of approaches for sorting
passengers and vehicles into high- and low-risk categories, and by the
increased use of automation and technologies, such as dedicated commuter
lanes and accelerated passenger lanes, to expedite pre-enrolled travelers.
INS will improve traveler facilitation by expanding staff to new
Ports-of-Entry and expanding the hours of operation at some northern land
and sea ports through the use of remote video and videophone inspection
equipment. The distribution of Immigration Inspectors in FY 2000 will focus
on traffic management at land and air Ports-of-Entry by staffing inbound
lanes to minimize traffic congestion and delays.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

4.4.1 Facilitation of Port Traffic

During FY 2000, DOJ, in cooperation with
other federal agencies servicing ports-of-entry, will reduce
waiting times at airports and land ports-of-entry. The targets
are to clear 72% of commercial air flights through primary
inspection in 30 minutes or less, and 80% of the time that land
border POE's are open, wait times do not exceed 20 minutes.
[INS]

Percent of total commercial air
flights to clear primary inspection in 30 minutes or less.

Percent of land border wait times
that did not exceed 20 minutes.

Percent of travelers inspected by
automated systems equipped with INSPASS and SENTRI.

Interior
Enforcement

In FY 2000, INS will continue to implement the
comprehensive interior enforcement strategy it will adopt in FY 1999. This
strategy will call for increased cross-component and cross-regional planning
and action, concentrating on critical common targets: the prompt removal of
high-priority categories of illegal aliens, the deterrence of unauthorized
migration; and the minimization of harm to the public and national security
by aliens. INS will continue to place emphasis on the removal of deportable
criminal aliens and the efficiency and effectiveness of the Institutional
Removal Program, which includes institutional hearings and county jail
programs.

In FY 2000, INS will continue to pursue and remove
aliens receiving final orders by focusing on high-priority cases. INS will
target its efforts to include implementing revised detention procedures for
aliens with final orders, increasing use of the National Crime Information
Center, and developing additional agreements with foreign governments to
facilitate removal, repatriation, and information sharing.

INS also will continue to prevent the presence of
illegal aliens and support the integrity of the legal immigration process by
assisting employers with compliance of Sanctions laws, and acting as a
catalyst to lawful employment by improving detection of illegal presence and
fraud, and by increasing the use of intelligence information.

Another major component of the FY 2000 performance
plan is INS' ability to implement its National Anti-Smuggling Strategy. In
FY 2000, INS will begin to monitor possible shifts in vertical smuggling
corridors, and will continue to target enforcement activity in specific
zones. Anti-smuggling strategies will be coordinated with border and
overseas initiatives to prevent, identify, disrupt and dismantle smuggling
operations and organizations, including those linked to unauthorized
employment or criminal organizations. INS will also continue enforcement
activities in pursuit of major fraud conspiracies and from threats posed by
terrorism and criminal activity committed by foreign nationals.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicator

4.5.3 Interior Anti-smuggling

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue the
implementation of the National Anti-Smuggling Strategy, and will
begin to monitor the shifts in "vertical" smuggling
corridors. INS will continue enforcement activity coordinated
with intelligence, border, and overseas initiatives to prevent,
identify, disrupt, and dismantle smuggling, terrorist, and
organized crime and related overseas document fraud
organizations. [INS]

Cases presented for prosecutions and
assets seized from smugglers and fraud organizations and
facilitators and apprehension of criminal and terrorist
aliens.

Immigration Review and
Litigation

Both INS and
EOIR are committed to the prompt and fair resolution of matters brought
before EOIR. In FY 2000, EOIR's Immigration Judges will complete 95 percent
of its expedited asylum, Institutional Hearing Program, and detained cases
within established target timeframes.

By defending immigration laws and policies and
administrative judgments regarding alien removal in federal courts, the
Civil Division and the United States Attorneys uphold the intent of Congress
and secure the efforts of the immigration agencies.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicator

4.6.1 Immigration Review

During FY 2000, Immigration Judges will
complete 95% of expedited asylum, Institutional Hearing Program
(IHP) and detained cases within target timeframes. These
timeframes are: (1) asylum cases within 180 days of filing by
aliens with the DOJ; (2) IHP cases prior to aliens' release from
incarceration; and (3) detained cases within 30 days of filing
with the Immigration Court. [EOIR]

Immigration Court cases received and
completed within target timeframes.

Community
Outreach

INS will continue its efforts to work pro-actively
and collaboratively with external groups in the development and
implementation of immigration policies and practices. Specifically, INS will
seek input on its policies and practices which pose a significant community
impact. At the national level, INS will continue to meet with and solicit
input from organizations and individuals that represent community-focused
interests. At the regional and district levels, INS will continue to meet
with communities, community focus groups, state and local organizations and
individuals to address community-focused needs and interests.

Resources,
Means and Strategies

1998 Actual

1999
Planned

2000
Requested

Core Function 4

$3,053,245,000

$3,134,960,000

$3,617,560,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
$ 3.6 billion on this core function. This is an increase of 18% from 1998
levels and an increase of 15 % from 1999 levels.

Information
Technology

The foundation of achieving performance improvements
in the administration and delivery of immigration services is the cost
effective use of information technology. In FY 2000 the Department will
invest approximately $303 million for information technologyto provide timely, high quality services to
all the citizens and non-citizens across the country and outside our
national borders who interact with the Immigration Service each day. In FY
2000 the Department will continue to invest in developing and upgrading the
Technology InfrastructureProject (TIP) to ensure an adequate platform
for deploying systems across the country. Enhancements to the Computer Linked Application Information System
(CLAIMS) are integral to the success of the continuing
reengineering efforts aimed at improving the timely processing and correct
adjudication of applications and petitions for immigration benefits.

INS will continue during FY 2000 to further deploy
the IDENT and ENFORCE systems to support agents protecting the borders.
Deployment to critical border locations was completed in FY 1999, and
deployment will continue to newly selected sites in FY 2000. In addition,
INS will apply other technology tools to aid its enforcement effort,
including the use of sensors and infrared border monitoring equipment. The
Department is continuing its investment in the
Verification Information Systems to provide accurate and current
information on the alien status of individuals, and support the
immigration-related requirements of other Federal, state, and local agencies
- and of employers. Continued investment in the Automated Nation-wide System for Immigration Review (ANSIR)
will support improved caseload management in immigration courts across the
country and at the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Enforcement
Technology

In FY 2000, INS will continue its deployment of
critical enforcement technology that not only provides for greater officer
safety, but it also serves as a valuable force-multiplying element,
augmenting front-line effectiveness. The FY 2000 request contains an
enhancement of $50 million to deploy additional Integrated Surveillance Intelligence Systems (ISIS), a
critical enforcement technology that not only provides for greater officer
safety, but it also serves as a valuable force-multiplying element,
augmenting front-line effectiveness. Such technology provides a constant
enforcement presence in specific locations, where here-to-fore there was
limited coverage. Moreover, the next generation of the ISIS initiative links
camera and sensor technology with global positioning technology, providing a
real time observation capacity alerting Border Patrol agents of border
intrusions.

Construction

In FY 2000, INS will continue its ongoing Border
Patrol and Detention construction initiatives along the Southwest border. In
the past few years, INS' antiquated facilities, particularly its Border
Patrol stations, have absorbed considerable agent deployments, which only
served to exacerbate an already overcrowded situation. To remedy this, INS
will devote a $48.1 million enhancement request to complete the construction
of Border Patrol stations, and to plan and design new stations.
Additionally, INS will devote a $22.5 million enhancement request to
construct additional detention facilities, as well as to modify and renovate
existing detention space. Finally, INS will address the unworkable workspace
issues facing the service-side of the agency. This effort will require $27
million, recurred for the subsequent four years, to mitigate this
unmanageable situation.

CORE
FUNCTION 4: Immigration

Strategic Plan Goals:

4.1 Enhance
the integrity and integration of data and data systems operated
by the INS in order to establish fully-integrated data systems
supporting the enforcement and service functions of the INS;
enhance the sharing of relevant data with other Federal
agencies; and support INS management and decision-making
processes.

4.2 Deliver
services to the public in a timely, consistent, fair and high
quality manner.

4.3 Secure
the land border, ports-of-entry and coasts of the United States
against illegal migration through effective use of technology
and personnel resources focused on enhancing the deterrence to
entry and apprehending and removing those who attempt to enter
illegally.

4.4
Facilitate lawful travel and commerce across the borders of the
United States.

4.5 Maximize
deterrence to unlawful migration and enforce immigration laws in
the interior through effective and coordinated use of resources
to reduce the incentives of unauthorized employment and
assistance; remove deportable/inadmissible aliens expeditiously;
address interior smuggling and benefit and document fraud; and
increase intergovernmental cooperation and the integration of
activities among law enforcement entities at all levels of
government.

4.6 Expedite
the adjudication of immigration cases while insuring due process
and fair treatment for all parties.

4.7 Improve
the development and implementation of immigration-related
policies and practices by incorporating input from a broad range
of internal and external contacts.

FY 2000 Performance Goals

Key Performance Indicators

4.1.1

Data and Systems Integrity

In FY 2000, INS will continue efforts to
improve the accuracy and timely availability of data used to
provide information to the public and to ensure
immigration-related benefits and enforcement actions are based
on correct and complete information. Specifically, INS will
increase the integrity of mission-critical data in the Service's
key information systems, will increase the effective use of
automation in the processing of benefits applications and
Service actions; provide ADP technical training and assistance
to users; and will modernize and increase the integrity of alien
files (A-file) records and information. [INS]

Auditor findings on new Financial
Management System (FFMS).

Number of employees trained.

Number of sites receiving ADP office
automation installations or upgrades.

4.1.2

Data
Systems Deployment and Usage

In FY 2000, INS will maintain major data
systems that support immigration-related enforcement and
benefits functions ( ENFORCE, CLAIMS and IDENT); strive for high
usage rates of these systems by INS enforcement employees; and
increase the impacts resulting from increased deployment and
use. [INS]

Number of INS locations to which
designated mission critical systems are deployed.

Usage of designated mission critical
systems where deployed.

4.2.1

Reengineering Immigration Services

In FY 2000, DOJ will support INS'
continuing reengineering efforts aimed at improving program
integrity and delivering benefits services that are timely,
consistent, fair and of high quality, especially in the area of
Naturalization casework, by improving current processing times
for these services to 6 months. [INS]

Time between submission of
application for naturalization and case completion.

Average time to respond to
customers' requests for forms.

4.2.2

Service to Federal, State and Local Governments

In FY 2000, consistent with DOJ's efforts
to provide high quality services to its customers, INS will
improve the effectiveness and timeliness of INS' alien status
verification services for other federal, state and local
governments, and employers and maintain the number of
verification pilot projects mandated by the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 at 5,500
employers while improving response time for the verification of
employment authorizations. [INS]

Average response time for status
verification for benefits.

Average response time for status for
verification of employment authorization.

4.3.1

Controlling the Border

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue supporting
and implementing the INS' Border Patrol Strategic Plan.
Specifically, INS will maintain control in areas where
deterrence strategies have been successfully implemented and
increase its flexibility to respond to new areas of concern.
Increase the level of operational effectiveness within
identified zones of the Southwest border in regards to illegal
alien border crossing and drug interdiction. [INS]

Level of operational effectiveness
in targeted "zones" along the Southwest border.

4.3.2

Hampering Border and International Smuggling

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
strengthen INS' capability to apprehend and deter persons
attempting illegal entry by hampering the efforts of alien
smugglers and drug carriers. [INS]

Increase in mala fide travelers and
offshore migrants intercepted en route to the U.S.

Offshore prosecutions assisted by
INS.

4.4.1

Facilitation of Port Traffic

During FY 2000, DOJ, in cooperation with
other federal agencies servicing ports-of-entry, will reduce
waiting times at airports and land ports-of-entry. The targets
are to clear 72% of commercial air flights through primary
inspection in 30 minutes or less, and 80% of the time that land
border POE's are open, wait times do not exceed 20 minutes.
[INS]

Percent of total commercial air
flights to clear primary inspection in 30 minutes or less.

Percent of land border wait times
that did not exceed 20 minutes.

4.4.2

Port
Automation

In FY 2000, DOJ will support INS efforts
to increase its use of automated facilitation technologies
(e.g., INSPASS, Dedicated Commuter Lanes/SENTRI lanes).
[INS]

The percent of travelers inspected
by automated systems equipped with INSPASS and SENTRI.

4.5.1

Removals

In FY 2000, DOJ will increase the number
of removals from the U.S. above the number of removals projected
for FY 1999. [INS]

Total number of final order criminal
alien removals.

Total number of final order
non-criminal alien removals.

4.5.2

Worksite Enforcement

In FY 2000, DOJ will assist employers
with compliance in Sanctions law while improving the detection
of illegal presence and fraud. INS will increase the use of
intelligence information, leads, and estimates to develop better
cases. [INS]

Number of criminal Sanctions cases
presented against employers.

Percentage of fines issued to
employers who knowingly hire or continue to employ
unauthorized workers to total fines in Sanctions cases.

4.5.3

Interior Anti-smuggling

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue the
implementation of the National Anti-Smuggling Strategy, and will
begin to monitor the shifts in "vertical" smuggling
corridors. INS will continue enforcement activity coordinated
with intelligence, border, and overseas initiatives to prevent,
identify, disrupt, and dismantle smuggling, terrorist, and
organized crime and related overseas document fraud
organizations.

Cases presented for prosecutions and
assets seized from smugglers and fraud organizations and
facilitators and apprehension of criminal and terrorist
aliens.

4.6.1

Immigration Review

During FY 2000, Immigration Judges will
complete 95% of expedited asylum, Institutional Hearing Program
(IHP) and detained cases within target timeframes. These
timeframes are: (1) asylum cases within 180 days of filing by
aliens with the DOJ; (2) IHP cases prior to aliens' release from
incarceration; and (3) detained cases within 30 days of filing
with the Immigration Court. [EOIR]

Immigration Court cases received and
completed within target timeframes.

CORE FUNCTION 5: Detention and Incarceration

This Core Function describes DOJ's responsibilities
for the confinement of persons convicted of federal crimes and sentenced to
terms of incarceration, and those charged with federal offenses and detained
while awaiting trial or sentencing, a hearing on their immigration status,
or deportation. Three of DOJ's components­the Bureau of Prisons (BOP),
the United States Marshals Service (USMS), and Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS)­engage in activities related to this Core
Function.

BOP's primary responsibility resides with maintaining
secure, safe and humane correctional institutions for sentenced offenders
placed in its custody. BOP develops and operates correctional programs that
seek a balanced application of concepts of punishment, deterrence,
incapacitation and opportunities to prepare the offender for successful
reintegration into society. Through the National Institute of Corrections,
BOP provides assistance to state and local correctional agencies.

BOP conducts its incarceration function using a range
of BOP-run institutions of varying security levels, as well as the use of
privately operated facilities, including half-way houses and community
corrections facilities. While BOP deals with the special problems that
accompany the long-term custody and care of sentenced federal prisoners, BOP
is also a major provider of detention bedspace. BOP operates several
metropolitan detention centers in cities where detention beds from
non-federal providers are not sufficient.

Over the next few years, BOP faces several
challenges. During FY 1998, the BOP experienced the largest one year
population increase in its history. At midnight on September 30, 1998, the
BOP total inmate population was 122,316, an increase of more than 10,027
over the population at the end of FY 1997. Despite an ambitious facility
expansion program, the continued growth in the inmate population is
affecting the BOP crowding rate. From 1990 - 1996, the crowding rate
decreased every year to a low of 124% in 1996. During this past year,
however, the population growth of more than 10,000 far exceeded the 5,077
new beds constructed, and the crowding rate has crept back up to 128
percent. The National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Act of 1997
will result in BOP assuming the responsibility to house all DC adult felons
sentenced to a term of confinement. Efforts are well underway for BOP to
house and contract for the housing of this population. The Act requires that
2,000 DC inmates be housed in contract facilities by FY 2000 and, as soon as
practical, others shall be transferred to BOP. At the end of FY l998,
approximately 850 DC inmates were housed in BOP facilities. In addition,
beginning in FY 2000 BOP is requesting funds to begin to assume the
responsibility of the non-returnable INS detainee population who can not be
repatriated to their homeland and require ongoing detention. DOJ, BOP, and
INS are currently reviewing information on this population to determine if
some of the detainees can be housed in contract facilities beginning in FY
2000. BOP is planning additional federal bedspace for higher-security,
long-term INS detainees and has requested additional construction funding in
FY 2000.

Persons charged with federal offenses and detained
while awaiting, or during, trial are primarily the responsibility of USMS,
as are pre-sentence inmates. USMS does not operate any detention centers;
rather it obtains the beds it needs to house this population from state and
local jails and detention centers, BOP, INS and private facilities. USMS is
responsible for ensuring that detainees make their scheduled court
appearances, thereby contributing to the orderly work of the federal courts.

INS likewise detains persons who are charged with
violating immigration law, have entered the U.S. illegally, or have been
ordered deported. INS houses its detainees in its own detention facilities
(Service Processing Centers), contract facilities, state and local jails,
and BOP facilities.

Meeting Detention
Needs

In FY 2000, DOJ's performance plan includes goals to
provide sufficient bedspace for the expected increase in the detention
populations of both USMS and INS. INS anticipates its population will
continue to increase as a result of additional enforcement staffing and the
continued implementation of recent legislation. USMS' pre-trial and
pre-sentenced population has increased rapidly in recent years, likely the
result of the many new enforcement personnel that various DOJ components
have received during the past several years.

The success of our investigators and prosecutors at
solving crimes, arresting suspects and trying cases has led to a rapidly
growing jail and prison population. Successes like Operation Gatekeeper
place increasing workload demands on both the detention and incarceration
activities of DOJ, and when planning for major enforcement operations, it is
critical to consider the full range of DOJ needs. Successful enforcement
requires more than just agents, prosecutors and support, but also detention
and incarceration needs. Both the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) sentenced inmate
population and the United States Marshals Service's (USMS) pretrial
population are at all-time high levels, and continue to grow at rates faster
than predicted. This tremendous growth has further crowded a prison system
already burdened by overpopulation. In FY 2000, BOP will activate new
detention centers in Philadelphia, Houston and Brooklyn, providing
additional detention bedspace to DOJ.

Another key component of the detention system is the
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS). In FY 1999, JPATS
will be managed as a revolving fund operation of the USMS, and USMS, BOP and
INS share the costs for their use of JPATS. JPATS is critical for the safe
and efficient movement of inmates and detainees alike. In FY 2000, several
enhancements are anticipated for the JPATS system, and JPATS will increase
its service level to move more prisoners and detainees.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

5.1.1 Detention

In FY 2000, DOJ will work cooperatively
with the private sector, state, and local governments to
establish and maintain adequate capacity to detain persons in
federal custody in cost-effective, safe, secure and humane
facilities, while awaiting trial, a hearing or deportation.
[USMS, INS, BOP]

Specifically, we will obtain
sufficient detention space for an estimated average daily
population of 35,300 persons in the custody of the USMS. The
BOP will continue to support USMS requirements by housing a
significant number, over 25% of federal pretrial detainees
in BOP facilities, and will open 3 detention centers in FY
2000 (Houston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn). The remainder
will be housed in non-federal facilities (e.g., state and
local jails, private facilities).

We will also provide detention space
for persons in the custody of INS to 14,118 beds in FY 2000.

Average daily detention population
in custody.

Per Capita and Jail Day costs.

Percentage of federal facilities
with ACA accreditations.

5.1.2 Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System

In FY 2000, DOJ will improve the
operating efficiency of the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System (JPATS) by acquiring needed aircraft and
providing on-site aircraft maintenance at the Hangar in Oklahoma
City to reduce aircraft down times and flight delays and prevent
unnecessary maintenance costs. Also, access to the Automated
Prisoner Scheduling System will be provided to the INS and BOP,
as well as enhancements to the system. JPATS estimates
requirements for over 156,000 prisoners, detainee and deportable
alien air movements, which is a 10 percent increase over the
estimated 140,000 movements in 1999 [USMS, BOP, INS]

Per prisoner costs of transport.

Percentage of seats filled in
flights transporting prisoners.

Percent of time JPATS owned aircraft
are not available due to unscheduled maintenance.

As noted above, the inmate population is growing at a
tremendous rate as a result of DOJ's successful enforcement initiatives. In
addition to the number of new admissions, the average time served per inmate
has contributed to recent growth of the federal inmate population. In
particular, increases in drug cases, combined with longer sentences for drug
convictions, and increased immigration cases along the Southwest border are
the main reasons for recent population growth. In FY 1998, the population
has already increased by over 10,000 inmates. We must ensure that we have
sufficient prison beds to house our inmates safely and humanely. Our
continued success in drug and immigration enforcement must be complemented
by housing for these offenders.

To help keep pace with overcrowding, BOP will
continue to plan and construct additional capacity, especially medium and
high security institutions where overcrowding is particularly acute at 44
and 59 percent, respectively.

BOP will also continue to add capacity to absorb
approximately 7,200 D.C. felons into the federal prison system, as required
by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act.
According to provisions in the law, at least 2,000 low security inmates will
be placed in contract facilities. Medium and high security DC inmates will
be housed with other inmates in existing BOP facilities under construction
when completed.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

5.2.1 Prisoner Bedspace Capacity Activations

In FY 2000, DOJ will support BOP's
efforts to reduce the system-wide overcrowding rate to 31% with
the addition of over 4,300 new beds resulting from the
activations of Victorville (medium security and camp); Forrest
City (camp); Houston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn (detention
centers). [BOP]

5.2.4 National
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of
1997

In FY 2000, the Department will continue
implementation of the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 ("the Act")
which transfers to the BOP the responsibility for housing felons
sentenced under the DC Code and to the U.S. Parole Commission
(USPC) the responsibility for conducting parole hearings for
these felons. By December 31, 1999, the BOP will contract to
house 2,000 D.C. adult sentenced felons. In FY 2000,
construction will continue toward completion of Federal
Correctional Institutions to absorb D.C. sentenced felons into
the Federal Prison System. USPC will conduct about 450 hearings
per month. [BOP, USPC]

Number of beds added.

Percent overcrowding by security
level.

Number of D.C. sentenced felons
housed in facilities owned or contracted by the Federal
Government.

Number of correctional facilities in
planning or construction mode which will help to absorb the
D.C. sentenced felon population into the federal prison
system.

Average number of parole hearings
held each month.

Maintaining the Prison
System

In FY 2000, BOP is expected to have a system-wide
overcrowding level of 31%, well above the 15% target set by the
Administration. Further, while BOP is opening many new institutions in the
next several years, BOP also has many institutions that are over 50 years
old. The combined issues of overcrowding­which results in heavier use on
the facility­plus the advanced age of many institutions is cause for
concern about the maintenance of BOP facilities. In FY 2000, BOP will
continue to survey the needs of its older institutions and to request
funding to address the serious maintenance and safety issues at its
institutions.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

5.3.1 Modernization and Repair

In FY 2000, DOJ will support BOP's
Modernization and Repair (M&R) program to maintain BOP
facilities to provide a safe and secure environment. BOP will
continue its special survey program of 15 facilities, which are
over 50 years old and have not undergone major renovations and
improvements, to develop detailed long range master plans for
these facilities. [BOP]

Number of projects in process and
completed during the Fiscal Year

Number of planned special
"50+" surveys completed.

Percentage of Life Safety
discrepancies completed.

Inmate
Management

Inmate programs are key correctional management tools
used by BOP to reduce inmate idleness, enhance institutional safety and
security, and provide inmates the opportunity for positive change and to
prepare them for successful reentry into society upon their release. In FY
2000, BOP will provide services and programs to address these goals. BOP
will continue to meet the requirement that all eligible inmates receive
residential drug treatment.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

5.4.1 Inmate Services

In FY 2000, DOJ will support BOP's
efforts to provide services and programs to address inmate needs
that contribute to their successful reintegration into society.
These efforts will include the following. [BOP]

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
$5.1 billion on this core function. This is an increase of 17% from 1998
levels and a 12% increase from 1999 levels..

Information
Technology

In FY 2000 approximately$173 millionwill be allocated to managing the information
that enables the Department to maintain prisoners and protect the public.
BOP and the Marshals Service depend on information technology to maintain
and track the safety of federal prisoners while housed in prisons and
community settings and while in transport between residential settings and
the courts. The Department will continue to fund the SENTRY system maintained by the BOP including the conduct of a
study mandated by the Information Technology Investment Board to assess
technology options to ensure that current levels of IT support are
maintained in future years. The Department will also continue to fund
BOPNet, the wide area network that
enables communications among prison facilities across the country.

The Department is requesting funds for the USMS to
continue planning for the Justice Detainee
Information System (JDIS). JDIS is an offender-based information
system which will integrate into a single application information related
to: warrant/summons administration; investigation support; jail and facility
management; prisoner population management; prisoner transportation; and
prisoner booking. When deployed, JDIS will provide US Marshals in the field
with a single point of access to this information and better support the
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System
(JPATS) which received increased funding in FY 1999.

Facilities

BOP requests $87 million in FY 2000 to operate a
medium security facility with a work camp at Victorville, California, a
minimum security camp at Forrest City, Arkansas, and three detention centers
at Houston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.

BOP is requesting $411 million in construction
funding for 9 facilities in FY 2000 to alleviate overcrowding in BOP
facilities, complete construction required to be able to absorb the DC felon
population and house a portion of the INS non-returnable population. BOP
requests site and planning funding for 6 facilities, and full construction
funding for 3 facilities. In addition, BOP requests a permanent increase of
$27 million for modernization and repair of existing BOP facilities, of
which 39 are over 30 years old and 28 are over 50 years old. Finally, INS
requests $22.5 million for detention space, which is discussed in Core
Function 4.

CORE
FUNCTION 5: Detention and Incarceration

Strategic
Plan Goals:

5.1 Provide for the safe, secure and
humane confinement of persons who are detained while awaiting
trial or sentencing, a hearing on their immigration status, or
deportation.

5.2 Ensure that sufficient prison
capacity exists so that violent and other serious criminal
offenders are imprisoned to the fullest extent of the law.

5.3 Maintain and operate the Federal
prison system in a safe, secure, humane and efficient manner.

5.4 Provide productive work, education,
medical and other programs to meet inmate needs and facilitate
their successful reintegration into society, consistent with
community expectation and standards.

FY 2000
PerformanceGoals

Key Performance
Indicators

5.1.1

Detention

In FY 2000, DOJ will work cooperatively
with the private sector, state, and local governments to
establish and maintain adequate capacity to detain persons in
federal custody in cost-effective, safe, secure and humane
facilities, while awaiting trial, a hearing or deportation.
[USMS, INS, BOP]

Specifically, we will obtain
sufficient detention space for an estimated average daily
population of 35,300 persons in the custody of the USMS. The
BOP will continue to support USMS requirements by housing a
significant number, over 25% of federal pretrial detainees
in BOP facilities, and will open 3 detention centers in FY
2000 (Houston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn). The remainder
will be housed in non-federal facilities (e.g., state and
local jails, private facilities).

We will also maintain detention
space for persons in the custody of INS of 14,118 beds in FY
2000.

Average daily detention population
in custody.

Number of federal detention centers
activated.

Number of accidents and injury
investigations

Per Capita and Jail Day costs.

Percentage of federal facilities
with ACA accreditations.

5.1.2

Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System

In FY 2000, DOJ will improve the
operating efficiency of the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System (JPATS) by acquiring needed aircraft and
providing on-site aircraft maintenance at the Hangar in Oklahoma
City to reduce aircraft down times and flight delays and prevent
unnecessary maintenance costs. Also, access to the Automated
Prisoner Scheduling System will be provided to the INS and BOP,
as well as enhancements to the system. JPATS estimates
requirements for over 156,000 prisoners, detainee and deportable
alien air movements, which is a 10 percent increase over the
estimated 140,000 movements in 1999. [USMS, BOP, INS]

Per prisoner costs of transport.

Percent of seats filled in flights
transporting prisoners.

Percent of time JPATS owned aircraft
is not available due to unscheduled maintenance.

In FY 2000, DOJ will support BOP's
efforts to reduce the system-wide overcrowding rate to 31% with
the addition of over 4,300 new beds resulting from the
activations of Victorville (medium security and camp); Forrest
City (camp); Houston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn (detention
centers). [BOP]

Number of beds added.

Percent overcrowding by security
level.

5.2.2

Prison
Construction

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to support
BOP's construction program to build additional facilities needed
to assume the DC inmate population and to reduce the
overcrowding levels at existing facilities.

Number of facilities under design or
construction.

5.2.3

Contract Confinement

In FY 2000, to help ensure sufficient
capacity to imprison violent offenders to the fullest extent of
the law, DOJ will increase to 12% the percentage of its
population in other than BOP facilities. These include, half-way
houses, contract facilities, and home confinement. [BOP]

Number of inmates in alternative
confinement programs.

5.2.4

National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997

In FY 2000, the Department will continue
implementation of the National Capital Revitalization and
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 ("the Act")
which transfers to the BOP the responsibility for housing felons
sentenced under the DC Code and to the U.S. Parole Commission
(USPC) the responsibility for conducting parole hearings for
these felons. By December 31, 1999, the BOP will contract to
house 2,000 D.C. adult sentenced felons. In FY 2000,
construction will continue toward completion of Federal
Correctional Institutions to absorb D.C. sentenced felons into
the Federal Prison System. USPC will conduct about 450 hearings
per month. [BOP, USPC]

Number of D.C. sentenced felons
housed in facilities owned or contracted for or by the
Federal Government.

Number of correctional facilities in
planning or construction mode which will help to absorb the
D.C. sentenced felon population into the federal prison
system.

Average number of parole hearings
held each month.

5.3.1

Modernization and Repair

In FY 2000, DOJ will support BOP's
Modernization and Repair (M&R) program to maintain BOP
facilities to provide a safe and secure environment. BOP will
continue its special survey program of 15 facilities, which are
over 50 years old and have not undergone major renovations and
improvements, to develop detailed long range master plans for
these facilities. [BOP]

Number of projects in process and
completed during the Fiscal Year

Number of planned special
"50+" surveys completed.

Percentage of Life Safety
discrepancies completed.

5.4.1

Inmate
Services

In FY 2000, DOJ will support BOP's
efforts to provide services and programs to address inmate needs
that contribute to their successful reintegration into society.
These efforts will include the following. [BOP]

CORE FUNCTION 6: Protection of the Federal Judiciary and Improvements
of the Justice System

The DOJ has significant responsibility for ensuring
the effective, efficient and secure operations of the federal justice
system. It does so by protecting judicial proceedings; ensuring the safe and
secure environment of the federal courts; apprehending fugitives from
justice; promoting the participation of victims at every stage of criminal
and juvenile proceedings; administering the Nation's bankruptcy laws; and
providing support to state and local governments.

Protecting the
Judiciary

The primary responsibility of the USMS is protection
of the federal judiciary and ensuring that all federal court proceedings
take place in an environment free and clear of intimidation and violence. In
FY 2000, USMS will continue to provide the necessary services and expertise
to maintain a high level of security in the federal judicial environment.
Also in FY 2000, USMS will take steps to upgrade physical security at
existing courthouses as resources permit, and ensure that new courthouses
open with appropriate security measures in place. In addition, USMS will
continue to monitor, assess, and investigate threats made against judicial
personnel, witnesses, and victims in order to ensure their safety.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

6.1.1 In FY 2000, DOJ will
continue to deter, and to respond to, threats to the safety of
federal judges, other court personnel and witnesses and
participants in federal judicial proceedings. Our primary goal
is to ensure that no judge, other court participant, or witness
is the victim of an assault stemming from his or her involvement
in a federal court proceeding. Specifically in FY 2000:

We will effectively identify, assess
and respond to threats against court personnel and property.

We will enhance the physical
security of [9] new and renovated federal courthouses.

We will provide for the long-term
protection of federal witnesses and their family members.
[USMS, BOP]

Number of threats and assaults
against judges and other court personnel.

Number of threats and actual
assaults against protected federal witnesses.

Number of courthouses receiving
enhanced physical security.

Seized Assets
Management

The asset seizure and forfeiture program is a
powerful tool against large criminal organizations as well as a financial
tool for other law enforcement efforts. The success of the program relies on
close coordination between law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Attorneys, and
the USMS. The USMS has two primary roles in the asset forfeiture program:
operational and administrative. Operationally, the USMS is responsible for
the execution of court orders to seize the assets; administratively, the
USMS is responsible for the maintenance, preservation, and disposition of
the assets. In FY 2000, the USMS will improve accountability, control, and
oversight for the asset forfeiture program by ensuring a timely disposal of
all seized property, within time frames based on the type of property, and
by ensuring that all seized property is sold at a reasonable value.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

6.1.2 Assets Forfeiture

The Department will increase
accountability of the asset forfeiture program. The USMS will
increase efforts to improve the timeliness of property disposal,
the effectiveness and cost efficiency of program support and
oversight functions, and training of personnel responsible for
the operation of the Asset Forfeiture Program.

Percent of real property sold at 85%
or more of its market value. This indicator measures whether
adequate safeguards are in place to ensure proper valuation
of properties seized and unnecessary loss of revenue does
not occur.

Percent of real property disposed of
within one year. This indicator measures whether real
property is disposed of within 12 months so that the
government is not maintaining properties longer than
necessary.

Dispose seized properties.

Decrease days needed to dispose of
property from USMS custody.

Fugitive
Apprehension

The USMS is the federal agency primarily responsible
for the apprehension of fugitives from justice: prison escapees, bail
jumpers, parole and probation violators, individuals for whom bench warrants
have been issued by federal judges, and individuals for whom warrants have
been referred by DEA. The USMS receives approximately 19,000 felony warrants
each year, and, in FY 2000, will close approximately 80% of these warrants
within the first year. Also, in FY 2000, the USMS will continue to apprehend
fugitives as quickly as possible to prevent more acts of violent crime by
those fugitives. The USMS will also continue to improve its fugitive
apprehension methods through the use of automated information systems,
electronic surveillance equipment, and specially trained investigators.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicator

6.1.3 Fugitive Apprehension

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to identify
and target for apprehension the most violent fugitives that are
charged with serious federal criminal offenses. In support of
this goal, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will close 80% of
its felony warrants (Class 1 warrants) within 1 year.
[USMS]

Percent of Class 1 warrants closed
within 1 year.

Promoting the
Participation of Victims and Witnesses

In FY 2000, DOJ
will continue to give high priority to increasing the participation of
victims and witnesses in the judicial process. Specifically, DOJ will take
steps to ensure that there is full compliance with the Attorney General's
Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance through increased training for
law enforcement officers and prosecutors in victim/witness responsibilities
and notification procedures.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

6.2.1 Victims and Witnesses

In FY 2000, DOJ will promote increased
participation of victims and witnesses throughout each stage of
a judicial proceeding. At the federal level, we will train
federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in
victim-witness responsibilities. We will also further develop
and deploy a nationwide automated victim notification system. We
will take steps to ensure that there is full compliance with the
Attorney General's Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance.
[USAs, CRM, FBI, OJP/OVC]

Percentage of U.S. Attorneys
Districts complying with automated notification
requirements.

Number of victims and witnesses
receiving assistance.

Satisfaction level of victims and
witnesses receiving assistance.

Protecting the Integrity
of the Bankruptcy System

In FY 2000, DOJ, through the U.S. Trustee (UST)
system, will continue to enforce the bankruptcy laws and regulations of the
Nation. The UST program will continue efforts to reduce its overall
caseload, particularly older cases, by providing administrative support to
move cases expeditiously through the bankruptcy process. When appropriate,
in FY 2000, the UST will continue to inform law enforcement agencies of
possible violations of bankruptcy laws and continue to participate in task
forces designed to identify and prosecute individuals or organizations
engaged in the fraudulent use of bankruptcy laws.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

6.3.1 Bankruptcy Caseload

In FY 2000, DOJ will emphasize the timely
administration of bankruptcy cases and will meet projected
increases in all Chapter filings while maintaining or reducing
existing chapter 7 and chapter 11 case backlogs. The U.S.
Trustee Program will also increase the number of civil
enforcement actions filed in response to misconduct and fraud,
and increase contacts with federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies to assist in reducing such fraud.
[USTP]

Number of old (three years or more)
bankruptcy cases as a percentage of total caseload.

Distribution of funds to creditors.

Number of civil enforcement actions
and criminal referrals.

Resources,
Means and Strategies

1998 Actual

1999
Planned

2000
Requested

Core Function 6

$579,016,000

$599,818,000

$698,520,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
$ 698 million on this core function. This is an increase of 21% from 1998
levels and a 16% increase from 1999 levels.

Information
Technology

The Department plans to invest approximately $216
million on information technology initiatives in FY 2000 to maintain and
enhance overall performance in this core functional area. The improved use
of information resources to support access and use of NCIC 2000 and the
newly deployed IAFIS. In FY 2000, the Department will focus attention on the
planning and development for the STARS financial
management system in the USMS. In addition, the Department will
continue to operate and maintain the U.S.
Trustees Information Management System (USTIMS) and support the
timely administration and resolution of bankruptcy cases.

Facilities

The USMS recently completed a nationwide survey of
USMS space in courthouse facilities, which identified those facilities that
are not meeting USMS security standards, and provides a basis to prioritize
the facilities predicated on the severity of the security need. USMS space
includes the detention cellblocks, secure prisoner circulation corridors,
courtroom holding cells, sallyports, and prisoner elevators. Additionally,
computer rooms must be upgraded to provide adequate physical and
environmental safeguards. In support of efforts to upgrade courthouse
facilities, the USMS is seeking $3,696,000. The requested resources will
serve as a base for regular and ongoing renovation and will allow the USMS
to gradually bring all its facilities up to the security standards.

Equipment

In FY 2000, the Department will invest $63,681,000 on
radio communications equipment for the investigative and operational
activities of its law enforcement components. The equipment the components
currently use is old and outdated and must be replaced. Further, all federal
spectrum users must narrow by one half the bandwidth used to transmit radio
signals by the year 2005 for Very High Frequency allocations and 2008 for
Ultra High Frequency allocations.

The USMS is also seeking $9,000,000 to equip and
furnish new and renovated courthouses. The USMS will install security
systems, telephones, radio equipment and furniture in 9 new and 47 renovated
courthouses. Security systems provide for central control of critical
prisoner pathways and for the safety of judges, USMS personnel, and the
public.

CORE
FUNCTION 6: Protection of the Federal Judiciary andImprovement of the Justice
System

Strategic Plan Goals:

6.1 Protect
the Federal judiciary and ensure the safe and secure operation
of the Federal court system.

6.2 Promote
the participation of victims and witnesses throughout each stage
of criminal and juvenile justice proceedings at the Federal,
State and local levels and in Indian country.

6.3 Protect
and preserve the integrity of the bankruptcy system, maximize
the dollar return to creditors, and monitor the cost of
bankruptcy administration.

FY 2000 Performance Plan
Goals

Key Performance
Indicators

6.1.1

In FY 2000, DOJ
will continue to deter, and to respond to, threats to the safety
of federal judges, other court personnel and witnesses and
participants in federal judicial proceedings. Our primary goal
is to ensure that no judge, other court participant, or witness
is the victim of an assault stemming from his or her involvement
in a federal court proceeding. Specifically in FY 2000:

We will effectively identify, assess
and respond to threats against court personnel and property.

We will enhance the physical
security of [9] new and renovated federal courthouses.

We will provide for the long-term
protection of federal witnesses and their family members.
[USMS, BOP]

Number of threats and assaults
against judges and other court personnel.

Number of threats and actual
assaults against protected federal witnesses.

Number of courthouses receiving
enhanced physical security.

6.1.2

Assets
Forfeiture

In FY 2000, DOJ will increase
accountability of the asset forfeiture program. The USMS will
increase efforts to improve the timeliness of property disposal,
the effectiveness and cost efficiency of program support and
oversight functions, and training of personnel responsible for
the operation of the Asset Forfeiture Program.

Percent of real property sold at 85
percent or more of its market value. This indicator measures
whether adequate safeguards are in place to ensure proper
valuation of properties seized and unnecessary loss of
revenue does not occur.

Percent of real property disposed of
within one year. This indicator measures whether real
property is disposed of within 12 months so that the
government is not maintaining properties longer than
necessary.

Dispose seized properties

Decrease days needed to dispose of
property from USMS custody.

6.1.3

Fugitive Apprehension

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to identify
and target for apprehension the most violent fugitives that are
charged with serious federal criminal offenses. In support of
this goal, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will close 80% of
its felony warrants (Class 1 warrants) within 1 year.
[USMS]

Percent of Class 1 warrants closed
within 1 year.

6.1.4

Automated Data Processing (ADP) and Telecommunications

In FY 2000, DOJ will integrate and
connect all major computer systems in the USMS. In addition, the
USMS will increase its ability to manage personnel and financial
resources, detainee information, and improve safeguards against
unauthorized access or use of the systems by investing in the
ADP infrastructure.

In FY 2000, DOJ will promote increased
participation of victims and witnesses throughout each stage of
a judicial proceeding. At the federal level, we will train
federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors in
victim-witness responsibilities. We will also further develop
and deploy a nationwide automated victim notification system. We
will take steps to ensure that there is full compliance with the
Attorney General's Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance.
[USAs, CRM, FBI, OJP/OVC]

Percentage of U.S. Attorneys
Districts complying with automated notification
requirements.

Number of victims and witnesses
receiving assistance.

Satisfaction level of victims and
witnesses receiving assistance.

6.3.1

Bankruptcy Caseload

In FY 2000, DOJ will emphasize the timely
administration of bankruptcy cases and will meet projected
increases in all Chapter filings while maintaining or reducing
existing chapter 7 and chapter 11 case backlogs. The U.S.
Trustee Program will also increase the number of civil
enforcement actions filed in response to misconduct and fraud,
and increase contacts with federal, state and local law
enforcement agencies to assist in reducing such fraud.
[USTP]

Number of old (three years or more)
bankruptcy cases as a percentage of total caseload.
(Chapters 7 and 11)

Distribution of funds to creditors.
(Chapters 7, 12, and 13)

Number of civil enforcement actions
and criminal referrals.

CORE FUNCTION 7: Management

Although the primary focus of this FY 2000 Summary
Performance Plan is on the programmatic goals related to carrying out the
Department's mission, achieving these goals is dependent on strong and
effective management practices. This Core Function includes departmental
management priorities for the year ahead. These department-wide priorities
cut across all functional and organizational boundaries and address such
fundamental issues as integrity and accountability, planning, evaluation,
financial management, information technology, customer service, and human
resources.

Maintaining
Integrity

No goal is more important than that of maintaining
the public's trust in the integrity of Justice programs and personnel. To
that end, the independent Office of Inspector General investigates
allegations of misconduct and carries out an aggressive program of audits
and inspections. In addition, the Office of Professional Responsibility
investigates allegations concerning the conduct of Department attorneys and
law enforcement officers. Both the OIG and OPR also actively work with the
component internal review units to deter and investigate improper behavior.

FY 2000
Performance Goal

FY 2000
Performance Indicators

7.1.1 Oversight and
Integrity.

In FY 2000, the Department, through its
independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) will continue to
ensure integrity in DOJ programs and operations, including those
related to the conduct of litigation and other representation
activities. The OIG will focus its resources on increasing joint
agency task force and working group activity by 20% (over FY
1997 actuals), affording the opportunity to determine criminal
activity, reduce employee misconduct, and protect the civil
rights of individuals while maximizing resource use efficiency.
Additionally, OPR will continue to focus its resources on
allegations that the Department's prosecutors and civil
litigators engaged in misconduct in handling litigation,
particularly those that involve judicial findings of
prosecutorial misconduct. [OIG,OPR]

Total number of OIG priority
investigations closed and priority investigations remaining
in an open status. These investigations include fraud,
bribery, rights violations, drug violations, and sexual
contact.

Number of administrative actions
taken by components, as reported to the OIG.

Percentage increase of OIG
participation in joint agency task forces and working
groups.

Total number of OPR investigations
closed and remaining in an open status.

Freedom of Information
and Privacy Act (FOIA)

The Department recognizes that importance of a timely
response to Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIA) requests.
Therefore, the Department will not only reduce the backlog of FOIA requests,
but will achieve substantial gains in responding to FOIA requests in a more
timely fashion.

Customer Service

Consistent with the Justice Management Division's
(JMD) mission statement and related descriptions of functional
responsibilities, the Management and Planning Staff (MPS) works closely with
the Budget Staff and other JMD staffs to guide various DOJ management
improvement efforts, including overall implementation of the Government
Program and Results Act (GPRA), conduct of program evaluations and reviews,
encouragement of a customer service orientation, support for the Vice
President's National Performance Review and other related efforts. However,
important program performance information cannot always be converted into
quantifiable data and, therefore, readers are encouraged to review the more
complete narrative descriptions of accomplishments contained in the
JMD-specific performance plan.

The following information is illustrative of progress
that has either been made or is anticipated in the following areas:

Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation and Review:

DOJ developed and presented to Congress (by the
September 1997 statutory deadline) DOJ's strategic plan. Working closely
with JMD staffs, the DOJ also completed the first annual performance plan,
as required by GPRA, and submitted it to Congress in February 1998. Both
these documents were also referenced as providing general guidance to
support the FY 2000 budget formulation process.

Representative of the reviews of interest to DOJ
leadership or outside overseers are the following:

- Functional review of DOJ's litigating divisions
(10-96)

- Options for Legislation for Medicare Rates for
Health Services for Detainees (12-96)

- Review of INTERPOL (3-97)

- Review of USMS Air Ambulance Services (7-97)

- Options Paper/Fingerprinting Asylum Applications
(7-97)

- Review of Detention and Incarceration Programs
within DOJ (phased reports issued in 7- 97 and in 3-98)

- Review of Community Relations Service (4-98)

Scheduled studies are expected to address the
following topics: performance systems used for DOJ's agent and attorney
personnel; USMS' policies and procedures regarding the special
assignments of deputies; feasibility of establishing a national sexual
predator reporting system; options for DOJ workplace privacy policy;
review of INS' naturalization process; and access to INS information
when performing background checks on gun purchases.

The Justice Program Review (JPR) Performance:

The INS is DOJ's primary organization with
fundamental and substantial program responsibilities that directly
correspond to the implementation of customer service standards. As one
of the Administration's newly-designated "impact agencies,"
the INS is pursuing a full range of customer service activities. For
example, INS completed 11 reinvention projects as part of the Customer
Service Lab at the INS El Paso District Office. One of these projects,
the installation of information kiosks, increased customer access to
information by 500 percent and reduced waiting time for that information
from 1 hour to just minutes.

In addition, INS has incorporated and highlighted a
number of specific customer service-oriented indicators in its GPRA-based
performance measurement tables. These INS measures provide specificity in
support of an FY 2000 performance goal that reads: "Deliver services to
the public in a timely, consistent, fair and high quality manner."
Please refer to the "Immigration" core function section of this
summary plan or to INS' own performance plan for a complete discussion of
anticipated customer service improvements.

More information on customer service is available
from the National Performance Review (NPR) website. Similarly, the JPR team
developed a home page to provide information and assistance regarding
reinvention activities at DOJ.

DOJ also completed consultant-supported redesign
blueprint of INS' naturalization program and received some positive feedback
from Congress regarding these efforts.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance Goals

7.2.1 Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
(FOIA)

In FY 2000, DOJ will achieve substantial
gains in responding to FOIA/PA requests, providing more timely
responses to requests from the public. [FBI]

Reduction in backlog of FOIA
requests.

7.2.2 Customer Service Standards

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
emphasize a customer focus in its service and benefits programs.
This will include requirements for all affected components to
update and report on the status of published standards; expand
the number of programs and activities that have customer service
standards and that report on customer satisfaction; and
undertake more aggressive efforts to integrate published
standards into component performance plans. [JMD, DOJ
Components]

Number of program and activities
with customer service standards.

7.2.3 Provide information to
the public and to stakeholders in an open, timely and complete
manner, as appropriate. [DOJ components]

Percentage of component performance
plans that include valid measures of customer satisfaction.

Financial
Management

We are continuing to improve financial management
practices throughout the Department. For FY 2000, the continuing goal is to
receive an unqualified opinion on the Department's audited financial
statements.

The Department continues to make progress toward
upgrading, consolidating, and integrating its financial management systems.
The Justice Management Division initiated a series of enhancements to the
Financial Management Information System (FMIS). The FMIS is the system used
by the Offices, Boards, and Divisions of the Department and the Bureau of
Prisons. The U.S. Marshals Service is continuing implementation of a
Financial Management System Software (FMSS), STARS, schedule system through a cross-servicing agreement
with the Department of Commerce. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
plans to conduct a review of its Financial Management System. The current
system is dated and needs to be replaced or significantly enhanced. The Drug
Enforcement Administration implemented a FMSS schedule system through a
cross-servicing agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the
Interior. The Immigration and Naturalization Service initiated the
implementation of a FMSS system with the Department of Commerce. In
addition, the Federal Prison Industries, Inc., is continuing to implement
the Management Control System, an integrated "mixed system"
providing a standard system for manufacturing and financial data processing
requirements. The Office of Justice Programs accepted a proposal offered by
Digital System Group to implement a FMSS schedule system to replace its
existing financial management system.

The Department has developed and is implementing a
corrective action plan to obtain an unqualified opinion on all its financial
statements. The scope of the Department's Financial Statement Working Group
has been expanded to track and report the status of actions undertaken by
each bureau component to resolve deficiencies which may prevent the
Department from obtaining an unqualified audit opinion. Progress is being
continuously monitored and reported to OMB quarterly.

The Department performed a comprehensive,
Department-wide, debt management review. The review focused on the efforts
of the Department and its components to implement the Debt Collection
Improvement Act (DCIA ) and improve debt management and debt accounting
policies and practices. The report on the review provides (1) an inventory
of the Department's debt; (2) detailed information on debt management and
accounting practices; and (3) a Department-wide plan to fully implement the
DCIA and correct deficiencies identified during the review in debt
management and accounting practices.

Planning and
Evaluation

The Department recognizes that strategic information
and technology are key to 21st century crime
fighting. DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan supports the utilization of these
tools to minimize crime and maximize the consequences for its perpetrators.
The Office for Strategic Support's mission will be to provide assistance to
the federal component of collaborative partnerships, working closely with
Office of the Associate Attorney General and other components developing
community wide initiatives.

Spurred by the Results Act and other statutory
initiatives to improve management, the Department is taking steps to improve
its planning and evaluation capabilities. The Department believes that
better planning along with the systematic assessment of results can make a
significant impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of government
operations. Planning helps insure that resources and programs are aligned
against long term strategic goals and that efforts of multiple agencies are
coordinated. Evaluation provides the necessary feedback to know whether our
goals are being achieved and what works best.

Several of the Department's components [including the
FBI, DEA, USMS, BOP, and INS] either have prepared or are in the process of
preparing strategic plans. As noted earlier, a department-wide strategic
plan for the period 1997-2002 was submitted to the President and the
Congress in September 1997 and provides the framework for this Summary
Performance Plan. Although this plan, the first ever department-wide
strategic plan, was a good start, improvements are necessary if the plan is
to be of greater utility. The Department intends to begin in the next
several months the process of preparing a new strategic plan, to be
submitted no later than September 30, 2000, that will correct deficiencies
in the earlier document.

The Department is also embarking on a project,
described more fully in the next section of this Plan, to establish a
performance measurement process and system that will insure that performance
information is collected, analyzed and reported. In addition, the Department
intends to reinvigorate efforts to formally evaluate its programs. We are
seeking FY 2000 funding to support a series of evaluations to be performed
by outside contractors of high priority programs identified by the Attorney
General.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicators

7.3.1 Reinvention Laboratories

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to foster
innovation and improvement through its Justice Performance
Review program. [JMD]

7.3.2 Financial
Management

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
strengthen and improve its financial management practices.
Specifically, we will:

Continue to support the efforts of
the components to develop an integrated financial management
system which provides accurate, reliable, and timely
financial information. [JMD]

7.3.3 Planning and Evaluation

In FY 2000, DOJ will develop a new
department-wide strategic plan. We will also continue to develop
and implement a performance measurement process and system. In
addition, we will conduct evaluations of selected high priority
DOJ programs. [JMD, DOJ components]

In FY 2000, DOJ will utilize
multi-disciplinary, collaborative, information driven,
problem-solving to increase public safety in any given
community.

Number of reinvention labs
sponsored.

Number of DOJ annual financial
statements that received an unqualified audit opinion.

Number of program evaluations
initiated and completed.

Information
Technology

The wise use of advanced information technology
continues to be pivotal to mission performance. In FY 2000, DOJ will
continue to implement its department-wide information technology
architecture in order to promote interoperability and the development and
maintenance of common standards, guidelines, and services among Justice
information systems. Additionally, the Department expects that by FY 2000
the use of "digital signatures" will expedite the processing of
documents and move the Department closer to becoming an information rather
than paper-driven organization. We will also continue the work of the
Information Technology Investment Board, chaired by the Deputy Attorney
General. This Board reviews and approves major IT investments and monitors
compliance with cost, schedule and performance targets.

Computer
Security

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to improve the security
of its computer and telecommunications systems. The operational systems in
the five major law enforcement components will be accredited in accordance
with security requirements. In addition, in FY 2000, the OIG will devote 30
percent of the Computer Security and Information Technology Audit Office
(CSITAO) resources to security reviews of the Department's myriad and
diverse electronic information systems to promote the more efficient,
effective, and secure operation of the systems reviews. [JMD,OIG]

The Department expects to meet Year 2000
requirements. Department leadership is aggressively monitoring this issue
and providing periodic reports to OMB and the Congress.

JMD has been actively involved in fostering component
involvement in the development and deployment of new technologies across the
Department and is leading the Department-wide effort to accomplish a smooth
Year 2000 transition and ensure that contingency plans are in place if
problems do arise. The leadership of JMD, in defining a departmental
architectural blueprint, will work to ensure the development and operation
of secure, integrated information systems.

FY 2000 Key Performance
Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance
Indicator

7.4.1 Capital Planning

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to improve
and expand its capital planning process by considering the
expansion of its use of the ITIB investment criteria to the
evaluation of proposed investments in information systems that
are not currently subject to the ITIB review process.
[JMD]

7.4.2 Architecture
and Infrastructure

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
implement its department wide information technology
architecture in order to enable components to enhance
operational capabilities and lower costs through controlled
migration to a secured, interoperable computer and communication
environment. [JMD]

7.4.3 Computer
Security

In FY 2000, DOJ will enhance the
authentication capabilities of the Department to increase the
secure use of electronic messaging and document exchange in
support of law enforcement and litigation personnel.[JMD, OIG]

7.4.4 Year
2000

In FY 2000, DOJ will be compliant with
Year 2000 requirements for all its mission-critical systems.
[JMD, DOJ Components]

Percentage of new and ongoing
investment subject to ITIB evaluation criteria.

Percentage of component compliance
with architectural standards on new information technology
investments.

Secure exchange of information using
authentication technologies in a cross-organizational pilot
implementation that builds on the FY 1999 prototype project.

Percentage of systems that
successfully pass the January 1, 2000 date without
significant interruption in operation or data loss.

Resources,
Means, and Strategies

1998
Actual

1999
Planned

2000
Requested

Core Function 7

$109,410,000

$113,503,000

$268,383,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend
$268 million on this core function. This is an increase of 145% from 1998
levels and is 136% increase from 1999 levels.

Information
Technology

In FY 2000 the Department will spend approximately $1
million on supporting the ongoing effective and efficient management of
Department programs. We are continuing to improve ourfinancial managementpractices and information across the Department. DOJ's goal is to
achieve unqualified audited financial statements, for itself and its
components, in FY 2000. The INS is making a significant investment in a new
Federal Financial Management System
(FFMS); the USMS is undertaking an IT initiative to develop the
Standard Tracking, Accounting, and Reporting
System (STARS). The operational Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS) will support
improved management of the disposal of forfeited assets.

The Department is funding significant upgrades to the
technical infrastructure that supports the Offices, Boards, and Divisions
within the Department and the Senior Management offices. The Justice Consolidated Office Network (JCON) will
provide basic office automation services. The Justice Consolidated Network (JCN) is designed to provide a
Department-wide a communications backbone using FTS2000 services to reduce
costs, increase reliability, simplify network management, provide a common
security approach, and achieve interoperability.

In FY 2000, the Department, through its
independent Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Office of
Professional Responsibility (OPR), will continue to ensure
integrity in DOJ programs and operations, including those
related to the conduct of litigation and other representation
activities. The OIG will focus its resources on increasing joint
agency task force and working group activity by 20% (over FY
1997 actuals), affording the opportunity to determine criminal
activity, reduce employee misconduct, and protect the civil
rights of individuals while maximizing resource use efficiency.

OPR will continue to focus its resources
on allegations that the Department's prosecutors and civil
litigators engaged in misconduct in handling litigation,
particularly those that involve judicial findings of
prosecutorial misconduct. [OIG, OPR]

Total number of OIG priority
investigations closed and priority investigations remaining
in an open status. These investigations include fraud,
bribery, rights violations, drug violations and sexual
contact.

Number of administrative actions
taken by components, as reported to the OIG.

Percentage increase of participation
in joint agency task forces and working groups.

Total number of OPR investigations
closed and remaining in an open status.

7.2.1

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIA)

In FY 2000, DOJ will achieve substantial
gains in responding to FOIA/PA requests, providing more timely
responses to requests from the public.

In FY 2000, the FBI will achieve
reductions in the backlog of FOIA requests by a total of 64%
over FY 1998 totals. [FBI]

Reduction in backlog of FOIA
requests.

7.2.2

Customer Service

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
emphasize a customer focus in its service and benefits programs.
This will include requirements for all affected components to
update and report on the status of published standards; expand
the number of programs and activities that have customer service
standards and that report on customer satisfaction; and
undertake more aggressive efforts to integrate published
standards into component performance plans. [DOJ
components]

Number of programs and activities
with customer service standards.

7.2.3

Provide information to the
public and to stakeholders in an open, timely and complete
manner, as appropriate.[DOJ components]

Percentage of component performance
plans that include valid measures of customer satisfaction.

7.3.1

Reinvention Laboratories

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to foster
innovation and improvement through its Justice Performance
Review program. [JMD]

Number of reinvention labs
sponsored.

7.3.2

Financial Management

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
strengthen and improve its financial management practices.
Specifically, we will:

Continue to support the efforts of
the components to develop an integrated financial management
system which provides accurate, reliable, and timely
financial information. [JMD]

Number of DOJ annual financial
statements that received an unqualified audit opinion.

7.3.3

Planning and Evaluation

In FY 2000, DOJ will develop a new
department-wide strategic plan. We will also continue to develop
and implement a performance measurement process and system. In
addition, we will conduct evaluations of selected high priority
DOJ programs. [JMD, DOJ components]

In FY 2000, DOJ will utilize
multi-disciplinary, collaborative, information driven,
problem-solving to increase public safety in any given
community. [DOJ Components]

Number of program evaluations
initiated and completed.

7.4.1

Capital Planning

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to improve
and expand its capital planning process by considering the
expansion of its use of the ITIB investment criteria to the
evaluation of proposed investments in information systems that
are not currently subject to the ITIB review process. [JMD]

Percentage of new and ongoing
investment subject to the ITIB evaluation criteria.

7.4.2

Architecture and Infrastructure

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to
implement its department-wide information technology
architecture in order to enable components to enhance
operational capabilities and lower costs through controlled
migration to a secured, interoperable computer and communication
environment. [JMD]

Percentage of component compliance
with architectural standards on new information technology
investments.

7.4.3

Computer Security

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to improve
the security of its computer and telecommunications systems.
The operational systems in the five
major law enforcement components will be accredited in
accordance with security requirements. In addition, in
FY 2000, the OIG will devote 30 percent of the Computer Security
and Information Technology Audit Office (CSITAO) resources to
security reviews of the Department's myriad and diverse
electronic information systems to promote the more efficient,
effective, and secure operation of the systems reviewed. [JMD;
OIG]

Secure exchange of information using
authentication technologies in a cross-organizational pilot
implementation that builds on the FY 1999 prototype project.

7.4.4

Year 2000.

In FY 2000, DOJ will be compliant with
Year 2000 requirements for all its mission-critical systems.
[JMD; DOJ Components]

Percentage of systems that
successfully pass the January 1, 2000 date without a
significant interruption in operation or data loss.

The Criminal Division is primarily involved
in criminal law enforcement activity, as discussed in Core Function
1.